City Analysis Report- Lake Forest, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lake Forest
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on May 26, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lake Forest has a total of 119 active skilled nursing facilities and 11,948 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lake Forest of 85,531, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 7.16 persons in Lake Forest. There were 10,520 residents in nursing homes as May 26, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 88.05 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Lake Forest has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lake Forest and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.59	0.58 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.61	2.56 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.45	1.22 / 0.87
All Staff	4.65	4.37 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for California.

COVID-19 Infections in Lake Forest Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lake Forest there were a total of 6 new cases and 6 new deaths among residents for the week ending May 26, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lake Forest

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Lake Forest Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lake Forest, CA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lake Forest

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lake Forest based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Presbyterian Intercomm Hosp Dp/snf 12401 WASHINGTON BLVD. WHITTIER, CA	44.00
Buena Park Nursing Center 8520 WESTERN AVENUE BUENA PARK, CA	48.67
Beach Creek Post-Acute 645 SOUTH BEACH BLVD. ANAHEIM, CA	64.67
Rowntree Gardens 12151 DALE AVENUE STANTON, CA	56.00
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center 4580 PALM AVENUE RIVERSIDE, CA	40.00
Parkview Healthcare Center 1514 E. LINCOLN AVENUE ANAHEIM, CA	42.00
Park Vista at Morningside 2525 BREA BLVD. FULLERTON, CA	34.67
Park Regency Care Center 1770 W. LA HABRA BLVD. LA HABRA, CA	50.67
Palm Terrace Care Center 11162 PALM TERRACE LANE RIVERSIDE, CA	38.67
Pacific Haven Subacute and Healthcare Center 12072 TRASK AVE. GARDEN GROVE, CA	53.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lake Forest based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Orange Healthcare and Wellness Centre, LLC 920 WEST LA VETA STREET ORANGE, CA	156.00
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center 18811 FLORIDA ST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	163.33 /
Rio Hondo Subacute and Nursing Center 273 E BEVERLY BOULEVARD MONTEBELLO, CA	564.83 /
Capistrano Beach Care Center 35410 DEL REY CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA	114.00
The Hills Post Acute 1800 OLD TUSTIN AVENUE SANTA ANA, CA	222.67
Anaheim Point Healthcare and Wellness Centre, LP 3415 W BALL ROAD ANAHEIM, CA	216.17
Villa Elena Healthcare Center 13226 STUDEBAKER RD NORWALK, CA	230.17
Seal Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center 3000 N GATE ROAD SEAL BEACH, CA	267.33 /
Windsor Cypress Gardens 9025 COLORADO AVENUE RIVERSIDE, CA	170.33
Santa Ana Healthcare and Wellness Centre, LP 1209 HEMLOCK WAY SANTA ANA, CA	338.00 /

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