Overview
Kennedy Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 65th of 77 nursing homes in Los Angeles. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 8, 2025, found 26 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 11 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $38,272 in the past three years.
Kennedy Care Center is a for-profit facility with 97 certified beds, caring for about 91 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1968.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 85%
Top 89%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 26
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $38,272
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.05 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.33 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.07 hrs
- Nurse aides2.65 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 97
- Average residents per day
- 91
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 21, 1968
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes