Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 555731
DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF
NORWALK, California · Medicare and Medicaid · 102 certified beds in Care Compare
CMS lists this facility as a Special Focus Facility candidate (Care Compare Special Focus Status: SFF Candidate)
In Care Compare’s provider information: Penalties: 4 · Fines: 3 · Fines, total amount: $135,767.00 · Payment denials: 1. The most recent penalty on file: March 7, 2026, Fine, $51,490. Every penalty on file ↓
DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF: its citable report, full history — $295 · an email when it changes — $99/month
DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF: nurse staffing hours by quarter →
Who owns DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF, as filed with CMS
Care Compare
- Ownership Data Not Available: No owner named in the filing
Inspections of DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF
- Cycle 1: health December 8, 2025 (23 deficiencies), fire safety December 8, 2025 (6)
- Cycle 2: health November 8, 2024 (12 deficiencies), fire safety November 8, 2024 (9)
- Cycle 3: health December 1, 2023 (18 deficiencies), fire safety December 1, 2023 (5)
Deficiencies cited at DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF
53 deficiencies on file, by tag, newest citation first
every one from a health inspection; every one marked “Deficient, Provider has date of correction”; 16 cited from a complaint, marked below. Letter after a date: scope and severity grade.
- F 0609, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: May 6, 2026 (D, from a complaint, corrected May 8, 2026); March 7, 2026 (E, from a complaint, corrected March 25, 2026); November 14, 2025 (D, from a complaint, corrected November 24, 2025).
- F 0600, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: March 7, 2026 (G, from a complaint, corrected March 25, 2026); July 2, 2024 (G, from a complaint, corrected July 22, 2024).
- F 0607, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: March 7, 2026 (L, from a complaint, corrected March 25, 2026).
- F 0610, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: March 7, 2026 (D, from a complaint, corrected March 25, 2026).
- F 0943, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: March 7, 2026 (F, from a complaint, corrected March 6, 2026); December 8, 2025 (E, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0550, resident rights: December 8, 2025 (D, corrected January 12, 2026); November 8, 2024 (D, corrected December 5, 2024).
- F 0641, resident assessment and care planning: December 8, 2025 (D, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0658, resident assessment and care planning: December 8, 2025 (D, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0686, quality of life and care: December 8, 2025 (G, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0689, quality of life and care: December 8, 2025 (D, from a complaint, corrected January 12, 2026); October 23, 2024 (D, from a complaint, corrected November 12, 2024); September 25, 2024 (D, from a complaint, corrected October 15, 2024); December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0695, quality of life and care: December 8, 2025 (D, corrected January 12, 2026); February 27, 2024 (D, from a complaint, corrected March 21, 2024); December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0698, quality of life and care: December 8, 2025 (J, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0726, nursing and physician services: December 8, 2025 (E, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0812, nutrition and dietary: December 8, 2025 (F, corrected January 12, 2026); November 8, 2024 (D, corrected December 5, 2024); December 1, 2023 (E, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0814, nutrition and dietary: December 8, 2025 (E, corrected January 12, 2026); November 8, 2024 (D, corrected December 5, 2024); December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0838, administration: December 8, 2025 (F, corrected January 12, 2026).
- F 0842, resident assessment and care planning: December 8, 2025 (D, corrected February 9, 2026); December 18, 2024 (D, from a complaint, corrected January 2, 2025).
- F 0865, administration: December 8, 2025 (F, corrected January 12, 2026); November 8, 2024 (F, corrected December 5, 2024).
- F 0880, infection control: December 8, 2025 (F, corrected January 12, 2026); November 8, 2024 (F, from a complaint, corrected December 5, 2024); December 1, 2023 (E, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0940, administration: November 14, 2025 (D, from a complaint, corrected November 24, 2025).
- F 0558, resident rights: November 8, 2024 (D, corrected December 5, 2024); December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0693, quality of life and care: November 8, 2024 (D, corrected December 5, 2024).
- F 0868, administration: November 8, 2024 (F, corrected December 5, 2024).
- F 0945, infection control: November 8, 2024 (F, corrected December 5, 2024).
- F 0552, resident rights: October 23, 2024 (D, from a complaint, corrected November 12, 2024).
- F 0565, resident rights: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0584, resident rights: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0604, freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0657, resident assessment and care planning: December 1, 2023 (E, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0677, quality of life and care: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0692, quality of life and care: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0761, pharmacy service: December 1, 2023 (E, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0882, infection control: December 1, 2023 (D, corrected January 9, 2024).
- F 0921, environmental: December 1, 2023 (E, corrected January 9, 2024).
Penalties
| Penalty date | Type | Fine amount | Payment denial began | Payment denial, days | Fine ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2026 | Fine | $51,490 | 142253 | ||
| December 8, 2025 | Fine | $66,705 | 137152 | ||
| December 8, 2025 | Payment Denial | January 6, 2026 | 34 | ||
| July 2, 2024 | Fine | $17,572 | 130603 |
From the Care Compare penalties file NH_Penalties_Oct2026.csv, processed on October 1, 2026.
DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF in Care Compare
- Ownership Type: Government - State
- Legal Business Name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services: 1998-08-13
- Provider Resides in Hospital: N
- Continuing Care Retirement Community: N
- Urban: Y
- County/Parish: Los Angeles
- Telephone Number: 5628637011
- Special Focus Status: SFF Candidate
- Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months: N
- With a Resident and Family Council: Resident
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas: Partial
- Average Number of Residents per Day: 55.9
- Overall Rating: 2
- Health Inspection Rating: 1
- QM Rating: 3
- Long-Stay QM Rating: 3
Care Compare, October 1, 2026: provider information NH_ProviderInfo_Oct2026.csv · inspections NH_SurveySummary_Oct2026.csv · citations NH_HealthCitations_Oct2026.csv · penalties NH_Penalties_Oct2026.csv · ownership NH_Ownership_Oct2026.csv.
Nothing on file for DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN SNF: no Medicare cost report; no owner in the Medicare enrollment ownership file; no change in ownership since September 20, 2022; no change in the CMS files since this record began.
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