Long Beach, California · CMS Care Compare

Pacific Palms Healthcare

2 of 5 · CMS overall rating Below average

1020 TERMINO AVENUE, Long Beach, CA 90804

Long Beach, California · CMS verdict

CMS places Pacific Palms Healthcare in the below-average range on the federal scale, and below the California average of 3.1.

The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.

Pacific Palms Healthcare in Long Beach, California holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 52 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.

52 of 100 · F

Quality & Compliance Index (lower star tercile)

This facility's CMS overall rating sits in the lower U.S. star tercile (≤2/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.

How the 52 is built

Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 52.

Health inspections 0/100
Staffing 100/100
Quality measures 100/100
Inspection record 10/100

Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Pacific Palms Healthcare's lower-tercile CMS stars

Quality ratings

The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the California average.

What each sub-rating measures

The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.

Size and setting

Located in Long Beach, California. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 86% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.

Same-ownership peers

Within California, Pacific Palms Healthcare is one of 606 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 2.9 stars, ahead of roughly 19% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.

Where these figures come from

Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.

How Pacific Palms Healthcare's lower-tercile stars compare to California

CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the California facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overall 2/5 · state avg 3.1
Health inspection 1/5 · state avg 2.8
Staffing 5/5 · state avg 3.1
Quality measures 5/5 · state avg 4.1

Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = California state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.

Where Pacific Palms Healthcare ranks in California

Among the 1,154 CMS-rated nursing homes in California, Pacific Palms Healthcare’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 16% of them. The bars show how all California homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.

1 star 184 · 16%
2 stars · this facility 238 · 21%
3 stars 231 · 20%
4 stars 222 · 19%
5 stars 279 · 24%

238 California homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.

Facility details

Beds, residents, ownership, location, penalty and deficiency counts from CMS Care Compare.
Attribute Value
Beds 133
Residents 114
Ownership For profit - Limited Liability company
County Los Angeles
Penalties 1
Deficiencies 65

Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)

What do families ask most?

What is the quality rating for Pacific Palms Healthcare? ▾

CMS rates Pacific Palms Healthcare at 2 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the California average is charted above.

How much does a nursing home cost per month in California? ▾

The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in California is $12,167 per month ($146,000 annually). A private room averages $15,178 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.

What services does Pacific Palms Healthcare offer? ▾

CMS classifies Pacific Palms Healthcare as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.

Does Pacific Palms Healthcare have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾

Pacific Palms Healthcare has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.

What are the alternatives to a nursing home in California? ▾

In California, alternatives include assisted living ($7,000/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($2,037/mo).

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainElderCare