The Gardens Of El Monte is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2017-04-18. 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 (626) 443-1351 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Gardens Of El Monte 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 (2★), Staffing (2★), 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 73.7/100, placing it #6575 of 14703 facilities nationally and #710 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 The Gardens Of El Monte receives a reported average of 4 hours 31 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 24 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 29 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 39 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 55 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 50.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The Gardens Of El Monte has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 30 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 125.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Gardens Of El Monte ranks 6575th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 73.7/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 710th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In El Monte, it ranks 4th out of 11 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 6. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,307 nationally and RN hours rank #11,068 nationally (#749 in CA). Our composite quality score of 73.7/100 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 El Monte, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/el-monte/