Olympia Convalescent Hospital is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1972-05-08. 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 (213) 487-3000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Olympia Convalescent Hospital holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 70.6/100, placing it #8018 of 14703 facilities nationally and #817 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 Olympia Convalescent Hospital receives a reported average of 4 hours 4 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 26 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 4 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 33 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 47 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 29.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 3 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $19,175. 39 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 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 81.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Olympia Convalescent Hospital ranks 8018th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 70.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 817th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Los Angeles, it ranks 38th out of 78 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 4. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,431 nationally and RN hours rank #10,309 nationally (#680 in CA). Our composite quality score of 70.6/100 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 Los Angeles, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/los-angeles/