Royal Terrace Health Care

    1340 Highland Ave, Duarte, CA 91010
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Warm, dignified care with improvements

    I felt loved, valued, and well cared for-nurses, caretakers and the physical-therapy team were professional, compassionate, and attentive, with quick call-light responses and reassuring communication with my family. Management and staff created a friendly, dignified vibe; I'd recommend this warm place though there's small room for improvement.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.96·(26)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.3
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, dignified caregiving
    • Prompt call‑light responsiveness
    • Professional and reassuring family communication
    • Friendly, personable nursing and caregiving staff
    • Skilled physical therapy services
    • Supportive management and team culture
    • Positive resident engagement and emotional support

    Cons

    • Staff conduct and professionalism
    • Gaps in timely clinical escalation and response
    • Medication-administration process weaknesses
    • Inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation
    • Safety and supervision lapses
    • Variable enforcement of infection‑control and mask policies
    • Breakdowns in family communication and social‑work follow‑up
    • Inconsistent staff training and behavioral standards

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer feedback about Royal Terrace Health Care is mixed, with clear patterns of both strong interpersonal care and significant operational concerns. Many comments highlight compassionate, personable caregiving, quick responses to call lights, and strong rehabilitation services; several families describe staff who communicate calmly and make residents feel valued. Physical‑therapy services and certain elements of management and team culture were singled out positively, and some visitors reported a welcoming atmosphere and professional bedside manner.

    At the same time, multiple reviews raise facility‑level concerns that prospective families should weigh. There are repeated references to problems with staff conduct and professionalism, including communications that families found disrespectful or dismissive. Reviewers also describe gaps in clinical escalation and response — for example, delays or uncertainty about when higher‑level medical attention is pursued — and express worries about medication handling and administration processes. These items suggest the facility may have uneven clinical oversight or inconsistent adherence to protocols.

    Other operational themes include inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation in some areas, variable enforcement of infection‑control measures such as mask policies, and occasional safety or supervision lapses. Communication breakdowns with family members and with social‑work staff were also noted; examples include abrupt or incomplete follow‑up, which can undermine trust during transitions or incidents. Together these patterns point to variability in staff training, behavioral standards, and incident‑management practices across shifts or teams.

    Dining and activities receive little direct comment in the available summaries; where reviewers do comment on overall resident experience they tend to emphasize the interpersonal warmth provided by caregivers rather than programmatic offerings. Facility environment impressions are mixed: some families described a pleasant, well‑staffed place, while others raised sanitation and oversight concerns that warrant inspection during a visit.

    Management perception is similarly divided. Some reviewers praised management and the therapy team, noting effective leadership and a positive culture. Others reported one‑off negative interactions with social‑work personnel or inconsistent responses after incidents, indicating opportunities for stronger communication protocols and transparency.

    For families considering Royal Terrace, recommended areas to probe during a tour include clinical‑escalation procedures, staffing ratios and turnover, medication‑administration checks, infection‑control policies and mask enforcement, cleaning schedules, incident‑reporting processes, and examples of staff training and performance oversight. Asking for references from current families and reviewing recent inspection or complaint history will help clarify whether praised strengths are consistent and whether operational concerns have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Royal Terrace Health Care is located at 1340 Highland Ave, Duarte, CA, 91010.

    About Royal Terrace Health Care

    Royal Terrace Health Care sits as a for-profit facility and provides all sorts of care and support for older adults, so you get things like assisted living, nursing home help, and health programs meant for seniors, and they have nursing services with about 0.3 Registered Nurse hours and 3.71 Certified Nursing Assistant hours per resident, but no information for the Licensed Practical Nurse hours, and you'll find help with things like bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting, plus they offer laundry and dry cleaning, and there's usually room staff to help out wherever needed if daily things get tough. The property's got rooms with housekeepers, kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, a dining room, and safety features like handrails and sprinklers, and you can spend time in the game room, fitness center, or the salon and barbershop, and you'll find WiFi and cable TV for staying connected, with guest parking outside if family wants to visit. The staff oversees things like medication, wound care, IV therapy, diabetic care, and pain management groups, and you get physical and occupational therapy, plus specialized medical gear if needed, and they can bring in podiatrists or arrange for insurance using long-term care plans. You can join arts and crafts, health classes, and group meal activities, and there are transportation rides if you need to go somewhere, and their health, safety, and quality records include vaccination rates, pressure sore numbers, and restraint usage, which they check to help keep people safe. Royal Terrace Health Care is not part of a hospital, and it's not a continuing care retirement community, nor is it a special focus facility, but they're allowed to take Medicare and Medicaid, which can help with payments. The place has 58 certified beds with about 54 folks staying there at any time, so occupancy stays close to 93%, which means it's almost always close to full, and their resident and family councils give people a way to talk about life there and help with decisions. Staff tries to make the place stable and fulfilling for each person, focusing on servant leadership and personalized care, with in-person and computer meeting options for families who can't always visit. The whole building has fire sprinklers and safety upgrades throughout, and maintenance keeps things working right for everyone, and people say care is steady and focused on making the health journey more comfortable and secure for each person there.

    People often ask...

    Royal Terrace Health Care offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1340 Highland Ave, Duarte, CA 91010.

    No, Royal Terrace Health Care does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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