Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc.
Nursing Home Facility
7926 S Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc. is a senior care community located in Whittier, CA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Whittier area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (562) 693-5618.
Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc. is licensed for 36 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Whittier average about 28 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 96% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Whittier average about 3.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Whittier average about 6.0 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 20%.
The community is located in Los Angeles County, CA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 29 problems at Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc.. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 6 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $13,627. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Environmental
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc. offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 36
- Occupancy 96%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.2
- Annual staff turnover 20%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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