Overview
Penn Mar Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 6th of 11 nursing homes in El Monte. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 98% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $4,893 in the past three years.
Penn Mar Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 45 certified beds, caring for about 45 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1985.
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 55%
Top 58%
Top 67%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $4,893
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.35 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.21 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 45
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 25, 1985
- 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