Grace Blossom Care

    20430 Harvest Ave, Lakewood, CA, 90715
    4.6 · 11 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Attentive staff home-like safe care

    I placed my mom here and I'm very happy - wonderful owner and amazing, attentive staff provide excellent, 24-hour, full-service care; she's well cared for, gaining weight and enjoying varied, delicious meals. The home-like, clean facility in a nice neighborhood with ample outdoor space and a small, social community feels personal and safe. It's affordable compared with in-home care and flexible with visits, though activities are limited by restrictions/winter and simple med refills require a doctor visit. Minor negatives: older building needs some repairs and brighter lighting, but overall I highly recommend it.

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    4.64 · 11 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Home-like converted facility
    • Ample indoor space and outdoor areas
    • No reported COVID issues
    • Social, interactive resident community
    • Friendly, patient and caring staff
    • 24-hour care and support
    • Full-service care including medication management
    • Assistance with bathroom, sleeping, and changing
    • Flexible visiting hours
    • Private and shared room options
    • Very clean and well-kept rooms
    • Engaged and hands-on owner/management
    • Varied, healthy and enjoyable meals
    • Affordable compared to in-home caregivers
    • Small community enabling personal relationships

    Cons

    • Activities limited by restrictions
    • Limited outings during bad weather (winter)
    • Medication policy requires doctor visit for simple meds
    • Older facility in need of some repairs
    • Some rooms/areas could use brighter lighting
    • Desire for more small walks/outdoor activity

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews for Grace Blossom Care is strongly positive, with recurring praise for the quality of caregiving, cleanliness, home-like atmosphere, and the owner/management. Reviewers repeatedly emphasize that residents are well cared for by a competent and compassionate staff, and that the facility provides full-service support including 24-hour care and medication management. Many reviewers note that their loved ones are gaining weight or otherwise improving under the care there, which points to attentive personal care and effective meal service.

    Care quality and staff: The most prominent theme is the professionalism and warmth of the staff. Descriptions such as friendly, patient, competent, caring, and amazing staff recur throughout the reviews. Caregivers are noted to provide hands-on help with personal needs (bathroom assistance, sleeping, changing) and to build personal relationships with residents due to the small community size. Reviewers specifically call out a wonderful, engaged owner and feel comfortable recommending the facility. The small, intimate community is seen as a benefit that fosters social interaction and safety, with residents described as social and interactive.

    Facilities and environment: Grace Blossom Care is characterized as a converted home in a nice neighborhood with a home-like feel, ample indoor space, and outdoor areas. Cleanliness is repeatedly highlighted—rooms and common areas are described as very clean and well kept. At the same time, reviewers note the building is older and could use some repairs and improvements (for example, brighter lighting in some areas). These are not framed as deal-breakers but as opportunities for maintenance and enhancement.

    Dining and nutrition: Meals are frequently praised as varied, healthy, and delicious, and reviewers report positive nutritional outcomes for residents (for example, a husband gaining weight). Food appears to be a real strength and contributes to overall satisfaction. The facility is described as providing full-service care that includes meal provision as part of its holistic support.

    Activities, outings, and daily life: The facility offers activities that sound engaging, and reviewers appreciate the social atmosphere. However, there are consistent notes that activities have been limited due to external restrictions (likely pandemic-related) and seasonal/weather constraints (limited outings in winter). Some reviewers suggested increasing small walks or outdoor short outings to help residents get additional activity. Visiting hours are flexible, which families appreciate, and the small size means staff can develop personal relationships with residents.

    Medical and administrative policies: Reviews indicate that medication management is provided, which is valued, but there is a specific concern about a medication policy that requires a doctor visit for simple or over-the-counter medications. Several reviewers found this burdensome or inconvenient. Aside from that policy concern, families seem satisfied with the clinical and medication support offered.

    Cost and value: The facility is described as affordable compared to in-home caregiving options, making it an attractive alternative for families seeking cost-effective care without sacrificing attention and quality. Multiple reviewers explicitly state they are very happy with the care and would recommend Grace Blossom Care to others.

    Patterns and recommendations: The dominant pattern is high satisfaction driven by staff quality, cleanliness, good meals, and an effective small-home environment. The main areas for improvement are operational or physical rather than care-related: consider relaxing or clarifying medication-related administrative hurdles where safe to do so, address minor maintenance needs (lighting and repairs), and increase opportunities for brief outdoor activity and walks when weather and restrictions allow. Addressing these specific concerns would align well with the strengths already noted and further improve resident experience.

    In summary, Grace Blossom Care is consistently praised as a warm, clean, and well-run small facility with excellent staff and ownership, strong daily care and nutrition, and a personal, social atmosphere. The negatives are limited and concrete—activity restrictions, winter-limited outings, an overly strict medication policy for simple meds, and some upkeep/lighting needs—which appear solvable and do not overshadow the overwhelmingly positive feedback about resident wellbeing and staff responsiveness.

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    About Grace Blossom Care

    Grace Blossom Care sits in a quiet Lakewood neighborhood surrounded by trees and flowers, where the team focuses on helping seniors live with comfort and dignity, and while the community is fairly small and feels close-knit, they still offer a good range of services, so residents can get what they need even as their care needs change. The place gives memory care, assisted living, independent living, nursing care, and in-home care, and they also have hospice and respite options. They're licensed as a personal care home in California and accept seniors sixty and over.

    Rooms come in several types, such as studios, semi-private, private, memory care rooms, and one-bedrooms, and most have en suite bathrooms. There's a published price range, so families aren't left guessing about costs. Smoking isn't allowed anywhere inside, groceries and laundry get taken care of, and there's free transportation for doctor visits, shopping, or other errands. Meals are served in a shared dining room, three times a day, with snacks and drinks available and menus that can fit gluten-free, vegan, diabetic, and low-sodium needs. If anyone ever needs help with eating, bathing, moving around, getting dressed or managing medicine, staff is on hand all day and night, including RNs and LPNs, and they keep higher staff-to-resident ratios than bigger places.

    The memory care area is secured for residents with dementia or wandering concerns and uses alarms and bracelets to help keep everyone safe, and trained aides and nurses help with incontinence, diabetes, and behavioral challenges. Mechanics lifts help transfer folks who need extra help moving from bed to wheelchair, and the team is able to manage light and moderate physical care, as well as most activities of daily living.

    Pets can move in with their owners, which is nice for anyone not ready to say goodbye to a furry companion. Residents can do activities like art classes, stretching, cooking, or attend educational talks, movie nights, and community meals, and there's even an indoor recreation room for relaxed gatherings or scheduled activities. Emergency alert systems add peace of mind, walking paths and garden views bring a bit of the outdoors in, and on-site staff help with safety checks and personal needs.

    Grace Blossom Care feels calm and homey, with a focus on relationships, respect, and meeting individual needs, and management is led by a nurse with over ten years' experience. The community is known to be welcoming, with a commitment to non-discrimination and a care plan that's made for each person. People say the staff works to make daily life more enjoyable while supporting residents through all stages, especially those with memory loss or needing a higher level of care. With a 4.5-star rating and strong reviews, Grace Blossom Care seems to keep the focus on people, not just conditions, and allows many seniors to stay put even as they age and need more support.

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    State of California Inspection Reports

    13

    Inspections

    12

    Type A Citations

    9

    Type B Citations

    4

    Years of reports

    14 Mar 2025
    Identified medication documentation gaps and overdue refills, including a PRN dose with no record and missing refills for several residents. Observed clean living spaces, secure medication storage, functioning safety devices, and up-to-date fire and disaster drills.
    • § 87465(c)(2)
    • § 87465(e)
    07 May 2024
    Found generally safe conditions with working detectors, locked medications, proper hot water temperatures, accessible exits, and properly furnished resident bedrooms. Identified gaps included one resident missing a prescribed Donepezil dose and the absence of fire/earthquake drills and a disaster plan on site.
    07 May 2024
    Found that the facility operated within licensing requirements, with proper safety features, adequate supplies, and appropriate medication storage, though a resident medication was missing and some documentation and safety drills were not available.
    • § 87412(a)
    • § 87465(a)(8)
    • § 1569.695(e)
    • § 87465(a)(2)
    25 Jan 2024
    Found no evidence that a fall occurred or that staff failed to prevent one, which would have left the resident wheelchair bound. The resident began using a wheelchair after GI-related hospitalizations and surgery in late 2021 to early 2022, not due to a fall.
    25 Jan 2024
    Investigated the allegation that staff did not prevent a resident from falling, resulting in the resident becoming wheelchair bound; found no evidence to support that a fall occurred or caused the resident’s mobility change.
    11 May 2023
    Found no deficiencies during an unannounced annual visit; safety features, medication storage, food supplies, and resident and staff records were in compliance with licensing requirements.
    11 May 2023
    Confirmed the facility was operating within its licensed capacity, maintaining safety and cleanliness standards, with staff and resident files properly documented and no deficiencies observed during the visit.
    26 Apr 2023
    Investigated the allegation that a resident with a prohibited health condition was readmitted; identified a stage 2 sacral pressure ulcer at admission in October 2019 and a later stage 3 ulcer in February 2020, with hospital notes and photos supporting the injury. Found that readmission occurred with a prohibited health condition and the resident was not on hospice.
    26 Apr 2023
    Found that Resident #1 had an existing pressure ulcer at admission, contrary to previous reports, and that the resident was readmitted with a serious sacral pressure ulcer despite having a prohibited health condition.
    • § 87615(a)(1)
    22 Apr 2022
    Identified multiple regulatory deficiencies at the home, including two bathrooms with water temperatures far below the required 105-120 degrees Fahrenheit (78.5 F and 80.1 F), three of six residents with dementia lacking current physician reports, six of seven staff lacking health screenings and valid First Aid/CPR certificates, and an administrator certificate that had expired. Medications were documented and administered as prescribed, while credentialing and staffing gaps were noted.
    22 Apr 2022
    Identified multiple health and safety violations, including expired administrator certification, incomplete resident medical documentation, staff health screening deficiencies, and issues with water temperature, during a visit focused on infection control, medication, and food safety.
    • § 87412(a)(11)
    • § 87303(e)(2)
    • § 87411(c)(1)
    • § 87705(c)(5)
    29 Apr 2021
    Investigated an allegation that staff did not reposition a resident every two hours and did not provide adequate wound care, contributing to the progression of a pressure injury. Record reviews and interviews supported concerns about the adequacy of wound care.
    • § 87405(a)(1)
    • § 87465(a)(1)
    • § 87465(a)(1)
    • § 87405(a)(1)
    • § 87211(a)(1)
    29 Apr 2021
    Investigated reports of inadequate wound care that led to a resident developing an unstageable pressure injury while under care. Concluded that staff did not provide proper assistance, resulting in the injury's worsening.
    • § 87405(a)(1)
    • § 87211(a)(1)
    • § 87465(a)(1)
    • § 87405(a)(1)
    • § 87465(a)(1)

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