Overview
Veterans Home of California - West los Angeles has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the California average of 3.2. It ranks 31st of 77 nursing homes in Los Angeles. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 93% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 12, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Veterans Home of California - West los Angeles is a government-run facility with 312 certified beds, caring for about 144 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2019.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.22 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.17 hrs
- Nurse aides3.48 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 312
- Average residents per day
- 144
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 21, 2019
- 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