University Park Healthcare Center in Los Angeles
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Anthony C. Lanzone, Founding Partner
University Park Healthcare Center is an 88-bed residential care facility in Los Angeles, California. Notable concerns regarding care at the facility include the following:
- The facility is on the Special Focus Facility candidate list as of September 2025, subjecting it to additional federal oversight due to repeated deficiencies.
- gov gives the facility an overall rating of two out of five stars.
- Since March 2023, the facility has received five federal penalties totaling more than $271,000.
- In its most recent health inspection in February 2025, the facility received 25 health citations, above both the state and national averages.
- The February 2025 inspection survey identified 21 deficiencies, including failure to provide adequate medical care.
University Park Healthcare Center Ratings
University Park Healthcare Center has received an overall rating of two out of five stars on Medicare.gov. This rating reflects the facility’s performance in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The facility earned four stars for staffing and five stars for quality measures, but received only one star for health inspections.
The federal website also reports that the nursing home has been cited for abuse.
Special Focus Facility Program List
The Special Focus Facility Program list is a federal registry of nursing homes with a history of serious patient care deficiencies or a “yo-yo” compliance record, where facilities repeatedly fall in and out of compliance with required standards. These facilities receive additional oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are subject to more frequent inspections by state agencies.
The program is designed to improve care by identifying nursing homes that repeatedly fall short of quality expectations and pressing them to make needed changes. For families, the list serves as a helpful resource when evaluating the safety and quality of a nursing home before choosing care for a loved one.
University Park Healthcare Center is on the SFF candidate list as of September 2025. This status means the facility is eligible to be selected for the Special Focus Facility Program. It cannot move forward until another SFF graduates from the program.
University Park Healthcare Center Complaints and Violations
In its most recent health inspection in February 2025, the facility received 25 health citations, according to Medicare.gov. This number is higher than the state average of 16.2 and the national average of 9.8.
ProPublica also notes that this inspection resulted in a $91,360 fine. Since March 2023, the facility has received five federal penalties amounting to more than $271,000.
The February inspection survey identified 21 deficiencies, including the following:
- Failure to protect residents from physical abuse by another resident
- Failure to provide needed care and services, including properly documented eight-hour checks for a resident with pneumonia and other conditions that made breathing difficult
- Failure to provide therapy services to a resident who had a limited range of motion, resulting in the resident’s loss of motion in their hand
- Failure to provide residents with proper respiratory care exposing them to the risk of infection or additional health complications
What Rights Do Nursing Home Residents Have in California?
Elders living in nursing homes in California are entitled to a range of rights designed to protect their dignity, safety, and well-being. These rights include:
- The right to privacy and confidentiality
- The right to receive proper medical care and services
- The right to be free from physical and chemical restraints
- The right to be transferred or discharged if the facility cannot meet their needs
- The right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse
- The right to manage their own financial affairs
- The right to exercise their rights, voice concerns, and recommend changes in policies or services to facility staff or external representatives
If you believe your loved one’s rights have been violated or they have experienced neglect in a nursing home, contact Lanzone Morgan, LLP. Our experienced elder abuse lawyers can guide you through the legal process and work to ensure your loved one receives both justice and appropriate care.
How To Report Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
If you suspect your loved one is receiving inadequate care or notice signs of nursing home abuse, take the following steps immediately:
- Call the California Department of Health at (800) 554-0354 to file a complaint. You can also file a complaint
- Call the Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s CRISIS Line at (800) 231-4024 and ask the ombudsman to investigate.
- Contact an experienced nursing home abuse law firm such as Lanzone Morgan, LLP, to explore your legal options.
Our team of compassionate nursing home abuse attorneys can listen to your story, meet with your loved one, and guide you through the process of filing a nursing home abuse lawsuit. You may be eligible to recover substantial compensation.
“And one of the main defenses in all of our cases is, whatever happened to this person wasn't because of neglect. What happened to this person was because of their underlying disease processes and their age. This was just inevitable. That's not true. People aren't supposed to get bed sores. People aren't supposed to fall down and hit their heads. Especially when the family's trying to do the right thing by entrusting the care and paying thousands of dollars so that this doesn't happen because they don't have the expertise to take care of them and keep them safe themselves.”
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Disclaimer: The inspection information provided above comes from public sources. Lanzone Morgan, LLP cannot ensure that this page reflects the most current data or complete findings. For the latest information, visit https://projects.propublica.org/ or medicare.gov. Deficiencies listed may have been corrected since the inspection date and the time of publication. This page is a legal advertisement and information resource. It is not endorsed by the named facility or any government agency. Lanzone Morgan, LLP, is not affiliated with the facility discussed.
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This content has been legally reviewed and approved by nursing home abuse attorney, Anthony Lanzone. Anthony holds notable memberships with professional organizations including the American Association for Justice and Consumer Attorneys of California.
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