Dept Of State Hospitals – Metropolitan Snf is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1998-08-13. 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 (562) 863-7011 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Dept Of State Hospitals – Metropolitan Snf 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 (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 85.6/100, placing it #1491 of 14703 facilities nationally and #219 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 Dept Of State Hospitals – Metropolitan Snf receives a reported average of 9 hours 40 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 3 hours 53 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 4 hours 46 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 2 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 8 hours 51 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 23.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $118,372. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. 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 $118,372, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 277.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Dept Of State Hospitals – Metropolitan Snf ranks 1491st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 85.6/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 219th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Norwalk, it ranks 1st out of 7 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 7. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #26 nationally and RN hours rank #50 nationally (#9 in CA). Our composite quality score of 85.6/100 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 Norwalk, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/norwalk/