CCN 055293 · Los Angeles County, California
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
5522 Gracewood Ave., Temple City, CA 91780
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital is a 391-bed for-profit nursing home in Temple City, California, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1974. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 358.3 residents a day, about 92% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $10.1 million originally, at 2.95%, with $7.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in April 2044.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 391
- Average residents per day
- 358.3 (91.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center Inc
- Certified since
- Apr 1, 1974
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | California median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 | State spread: 186 at 1, 213 at 2, 244 at 3, 240 at 4, 270 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.23 | 4.24 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.97 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.1% | 36.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 91.6% | 92.0% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 4 totaling $234,187 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 32 (May 29, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Health Centers, Inc.Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/01/1968 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable TrustOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 20% | 04/01/2009 |
| Weiss, MartinIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 21% | 01/01/2013 |
| Friedman, BernardIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/01/2011 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital, 541 beds. Lender at endorsement: Cambridge Realty Capital Il | $10,068,400 | Active: 2.95%, $7,187,673 balanceMatures Apr 1, 2044. Servicer: Cambridge Realty Capital Il | 12222181 |
| May 27, 2003 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Santa Anita Conv Hospital & Retirement Center, 486 beds. Lender at endorsement: 0 | $11,207,400 | Ended Mar 31, 2014Prepayment | 12222057 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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