Torrance Care Center West, Inc is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1973-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (310) 370-4561 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Torrance Care Center West, Inc holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 79.7/100, placing it #3845 of 14703 facilities nationally and #475 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Torrance Care Center West, Inc receives a reported average of 4 hours 13 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 16 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 51 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 5 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 54 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 29.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Torrance Care Center West, Inc with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $35,937. 31 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $35,937, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 240.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Torrance Care Center West, Inc ranks 3845th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 79.7/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 475th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Torrance, it ranks 5th out of 12 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 5. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #3,598 nationally and RN hours rank #13,162 nationally (#1024 in CA). Our composite quality score of 79.7/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Torrance, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/torrance/