Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Brighton Care Center
1836 N. Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA · (626) 798-9125
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents per day
- 87
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 10, 1989
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Brighton Care Center carries 142 inspection points. That is fewer than 21% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
75 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care20E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights13E
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning12E
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Pharmacy Service10E
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Nutrition and Dietary5E
- E
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation4D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection Control4E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services3E
- D
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Environmental3E
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspection history
2026-01-29
22 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2024-12-12
29 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (9 deficiencies)
2024-01-12
24 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 1 min of nursing staff time a day, 19 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 1 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 47% of nursing staff and 62% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine29.6 pts worse | 68.3% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts worse | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.4 pts worse | 14.0% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.2 pts worse | 5.3% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.2 pts better | 8.5% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.2 pts worse | 20.5% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened10 pts worse | 18.9% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased11.9 pts worse | 22.1% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts worse | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence13.8 pts worse | 23.6% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.2 pts worse | 8.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.4 pts better | 100.0% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.5 pts better | 8.6% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts better | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine33.3 pts worse | 59.8% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.5 pts better | 19.1% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
28 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett, Robert | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 3 facilities |
| Bautista, Cipriano | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 3 facilities |
| Barrett, Robert | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Barrett, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Barrett, Robert | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Bautista, Cipriano | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Bautista, Cipriano | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Bautista, Cipriano | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Hamor, Teresita | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hamor, Teresita | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Janabajal, Jacinto | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Janabajal, Jacinto | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lim, Marisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lim, Marisa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Navarro, Raul | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Navarro, Raul | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Navarro, Rhina | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Navarro, Rhina | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ovenson, Jowell | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ovenson, Jowell | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Rogers, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Rogers, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Teroganesyan, Nvard | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Teroganesyan, Nvard | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thom, Nancy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thom, Nancy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Turner, Todd | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Turner, Todd | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
17 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Egress2F
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Miscellaneous2D
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Emergency Preparedness1C
- C
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
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