Nursing homes in Bell Gardens, CA

Bell Gardens, CA has 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes. None has a 5-star overall rating, and 2 have been fined in the last three years.

Medicare data updated October 2026. Sorted by Medicare's overall rating.

Nursing home	Overall rating	Health inspections	Staffing	Quality measures	Beds	Fines
Villa del Rio Gardens7004 East Gage Avenue · For profit - Corporation	2 out of 5 stars	3 out of 5 stars	1 out of 5 stars	Not available	84	None
Briarcrest Nursing Center5648 East Gotham Street · For profit - Partnership	1 out of 5 stars	1 out of 5 stars	3 out of 5 stars	4 out of 5 stars	135	2 ($78,684)
Villa del Rio7002 Gage Avenue · For profit - Corporation	1 out of 5 stars	1 out of 5 stars	3 out of 5 stars	1 out of 5 stars	12	4 ($147,028)

How to read the ratings. Medicare's overall rating starts from the health inspection rating, which compares each home with others in California, then moves up or down a star for very high or very low staffing and quality measure ratings. Ratings are one source among several: Medicare suggests visiting too. How to read a nursing home's star ratings

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Recent inspection problems in Bell Gardens

Citations from each home's latest standard inspection and from complaint inspections in the last three years, newest first. What an inspection citation means

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.July 20, 2026 · Briarcrest Nursing Center · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.July 20, 2026 · Briarcrest Nursing Center · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedJuly 16, 2026 · Briarcrest Nursing Center · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.July 16, 2026 · Briarcrest Nursing Center · F0693 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.July 16, 2026 · Briarcrest Nursing Center · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.July 16, 2026 · Villa del Rio · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.July 16, 2026 · Villa del Rio · F0726 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.July 16, 2026 · Villa del Rio · F0728 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.July 16, 2026 · Villa del Rio · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.July 16, 2026 · Villa del Rio · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many

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Questions about nursing homes in Bell Gardens

Which nursing home in Bell Gardens has the highest Medicare rating?

Villa del Rio Gardens has the highest overall rating in Bell Gardens: 2 stars out of 5.

How many nursing homes in Bell Gardens have been fined?

2 of the 3 have been fined in the last three years, $225,712 in all. The most was $147,028, at Villa del Rio.

Does Medicare flag any nursing homes in Bell Gardens?

No. None of the 3 is a Special Focus Facility or carries Medicare's abuse icon.

Which nursing home in Bell Gardens is the largest?

Briarcrest Nursing Center, with 135 certified beds.

Data from Medicare (CMS), updated October 2026, from Medicare's Care Compare and the CMS Provider Data Catalog. ParentNextStep isn't affiliated with Medicare or CMS.