Paramount Convalescent Hosp. is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1974-10-07. 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) 634-6877 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Paramount Convalescent Hosp. 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 (2★), 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 84.8/100, placing it #1769 of 14703 facilities nationally and #254 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 Paramount Convalescent Hosp. receives a reported average of 4 hours 33 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 28 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 43 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 4 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 23.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $34,613. 12 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $34,613, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 112.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Paramount Convalescent Hosp. ranks 1769th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.8/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 254th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Paramount, it ranks 1st out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,202 nationally and RN hours rank #9,560 nationally (#598 in CA). Our composite quality score of 84.8/100 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 Paramount, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/paramount/