Ocean Ridge Post Acute

    3850 E Esther St, Long Beach, CA 90804
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Attentive, professional staff and care

    I'm very pleased with the attentive, professional and caring staff - nurses, therapists and managers respond promptly, provide real-time updates, and treated my mom like family. The rehab team (special thanks to Ashley, Keisha, Rodrigo, Francisco and Keith) played a big role in her recovery, and the facility is clean, well-maintained with home-style meals. Communication is reliable, they accommodate families, and overall we've had a very positive experience that I'd recommend.

    Loved one of 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

    4.37·(52)

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      4.2
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Responsive family communication with 24/7 contact options
    • Experienced RN/LVN and medical provider involvement
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Proactive case management and benefits/insurance assistance
    • Staff willingness to provide personal attention and go above-and-beyond
    • Clean and well-maintained common areas on many visits
    • Home-style, well-liked meal offerings
    • Engaged activities and dietary leadership
    • Facility features that eased visitation during COVID (e.g., sliding doors)
    • Supportive and accessible administrative leadership
    • Timely, real-time updates on resident status

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and frequent RN/LVN/CNA shortages
    • Staff burnout and gaps in training and orientation
    • Delays in nursing response and care-plan follow-up
    • Inconsistent sanitation, laundry, and housekeeping practices
    • Incontinence-care management concerns
    • Outdated physical plant and deferred facility upgrades
    • Variable meal temperature and meal-service consistency
    • Privacy and information-handling gaps
    • Therapy access variability tied to insurance coverage
    • Gaps in communication continuity during clinical events
    • Variable management effectiveness during organizational transitions

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a polarized but actionable portrait of Ocean Ridge Post Acute. Many families and long-term residents describe a facility with genuinely caring clinical and therapy staff who are attentive, communicative, and effective at rehabilitation and recovery. Positive reports highlight experienced nursing involvement, proactive case management, engaged activity and dietary leadership, and staff members who provide individualized attention and frequent real-time updates to families. Several visitors also described clean common areas, home-style meals, and practical room features that supported visitation during infection-control restrictions.

    Conversely, a consistent set of operational concerns emerges across other reviews. Staffing stability is a recurrent issue — reviewers noted RN/LVN/CNA shortages, weekend understaffing, and signs of staff burnout. Those staffing constraints are linked to delays in nursing response times, uneven follow-through on care plans, and gaps in bedside training. While some families praised 24/7 responsiveness and particular caregivers by name, others experienced long waits for nursing attention and inconsistent care continuity during clinical events.

    Dining and activities reflect a similar split. The facility's rehabilitation services and therapy teams receive frequent praise for measurable recovery outcomes and individualized plans; however, meal service quality is uneven. Positive comments about home-style food coexist with complaints about meals served at insufficient temperature, portioning inefficiencies, and food waste. Activities and dietary staff are reported as engaged, but meal-service consistency appears to vary by shift.

    Facility condition and housekeeping reports are mixed. Several visitors described well-maintained, clean public spaces and a generally odor-free environment, while other accounts raise sanitation and laundry concerns (including towel condition and room maintenance). Reviewers also point to an aging physical plant with limited upgrades since the late 20th century, suggesting deferred capital maintenance in some areas.

    Management and communication show both strengths and weaknesses. Administrative responsiveness and certain leaders are credited with supporting families, coordinating insurance and therapies, and maintaining a welcoming atmosphere. At the same time, reviewers identified privacy lapses in information handling and inconsistent follow-up after clinical incidents. The facility's recent rebranding/name change prompted questions among some families about whether operational improvements accompanied the change.

    For prospective residents and families: consider conducting an in-person tour across multiple shifts, ask specific questions about current staffing ratios (including weekend coverage), review training and orientation practices, and confirm therapy availability under your insurance. Observe meal service, laundry/housekeeping routines, and ask about infection-control and privacy practices. The facility demonstrates clear strengths in compassionate caregiving and rehabilitation, but operational consistency — particularly staffing, sanitation processes, and information handling — warrants careful inquiry prior to placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 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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    Ocean Ridge Post Acute is located at 3850 E Esther St, Long Beach, CA, 90804.

    About Ocean Ridge Post Acute

    Ocean Ridge Post Acute focuses on helping people who need extra care after a hospital stay, so you're going to find that their main goal is to support recovery and rehabilitation for folks getting over surgery, illness, or an injury, and they do this as a post-acute care facility by offering skilled nursing services, intermediate care for those who are pretty frail, and short-term rehab for people who need to get stronger before they go home. The staff at Ocean Ridge is made up of professionals who are there to provide good care, paying attention to both the medical needs and the comfort of residents, and you'll see they run several daily activities meant to make life better and keep everyone feeling involved and enriched while staying there. Residents have semi-private rooms that try to keep things feeling somewhat home-like, even though the main focus stays on rehabilitation, sub-acute care, and long-term care for those who need it. On top of all that, social services are available for extra help and support, and the entire setting is built to make sure people have what they need whether it's for a short recovery after the hospital, or for more ongoing skilled nursing care when life makes living at home too hard.

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    Ocean Ridge Post Acute offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3850 E Esther St, Long Beach, CA 90804.

    No, Ocean Ridge Post Acute 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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