DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — Nursing Home in DOWNEY, CA

8425 IOWA STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 90241 | 5628626506

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds198
Average Residents/Day178.4
CMS Certification Number555128

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 4.49 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.47 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection August 27, 2025
Total Deficiencies 2

DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER had 2 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (August 27, 2025).

Inspection Findings — August 27, 2025

  • 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. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 26, 2025
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 26, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Downey Community Health Center is a 198-bed nursing home in Downey, California. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.5 hours per resident day, below the California average of 4.5. Its most recent inspection, in August 2025, cited 2 deficiencies, none of them severe.

The facility’s most recent inspection did not produce any severe citations, which suggests the issues were limited in scope. You may want to ask what steps the home has taken to improve staff competency and resident communication/recordkeeping since that inspection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER's CMS star rating?

DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER?

DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER reports 4.49178 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER had 2 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER have?

DOWNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER has 198 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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