Villa Serena Health Care

    723 E 9th St, Long Beach, CA 90813
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.3ยท14 reviews

    Attentive staff helped regain mobility

    I stayed here after a doctor referral and was very happy with the attentive, compassionate staff-Michelle, the social worker, knew residents well and discharge planning helped me regain strength and mobility. Maintenance, housekeeping and DSD were always friendly and helpful; the place felt like home with lots of activities and a nice environment. I highly recommend it for families and those needing rehab or disability support.

    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

    4.29ยท(14)

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate, team-oriented staff
    • Attentive and resident-focused social work
    • Engaged maintenance and housekeeping personnel
    • Effective discharge planning and rehabilitation support
    • Active and varied resident activities
    • Home-like, welcoming atmosphere
    • Positive resident appearance and general well-being
    • Friendly frontline caregivers

    Cons

    • Inconsistent family communication and phone responsiveness
    • Staffing shortages and variable caregiver performance
    • Personal property controls and reimbursement gaps
    • Clinical oversight gaps affecting skin integrity and hygiene
    • Inconsistent maintenance and facility upkeep
    • Limited capacity and resource constraints in a small facility
    • Occasional professionalism and conduct concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed but coherent picture. Many families and visitors emphasize strong interpersonal care โ€” staff are frequently described as friendly, compassionate, and team-oriented โ€” while operational and clinical oversight issues are raised repeatedly. Prospective families are likely to encounter a facility with devoted frontline employees alongside uneven systems for communication, property management, and certain aspects of clinical oversight.

    Care quality: Clinical impressions are mixed. Several accounts praise attentive caregiving, successful discharge planning, and rehabilitation support that helped residents regain strength and mobility. At the same time, some reviewers raised concerns about inconsistencies in caregiving practice and clinical oversight, including skin-integrity and hygiene management. These comments suggest that clinical outcomes may depend on which caregivers or shifts are involved; families should ask about staffing patterns, nursing oversight, and skin-care protocols when evaluating placement.

    Staff: Staff interpersonal qualities are a clear strength. Maintenance, housekeeping, and specific social work staff were singled out for positive interactions โ€” described as helpful, knowledgeable, and engaged. Teamwork and mutual respect among staff are noted as contributing to a supportive atmosphere. However, reviewers also identified variability in frontline performance (for example, inconsistent attention to personal care tasks) and occasional concerns about staff conduct or tone. Staffing levels and training variability appear connected to these inconsistencies.

    Dining and activities: There is limited direct commentary on dining in the available summaries. Activities are described positively โ€” reviewers mention lots of activities and an environment that feels welcoming and home-like. The active programming and social opportunities appear to be a real asset for residents, particularly for families seeking engagement and routine for loved ones with disabilities or rehabilitation needs.

    Facilities and maintenance: The facility is described as relatively small, which some families found appealing for a homelike feel but others saw as a constraint on resources. Positive mentions of an engaged maintenance worker and consistent housekeeping contrast with separate comments about uneven overall upkeep and perceived underinvestment. These signals suggest maintenance may be task-driven rather than comprehensively managed; prospective families should tour the building, inspect common and resident spaces, and ask about scheduled preventive maintenance.

    Management and communication: Communication is an area with mixed feedback. Several reviewers praised the social work and discharge planning processes, while others described difficulties reaching staff by phone, occurrences of phone tag, and delays in responsiveness to family calls. Additionally, concerns about personal-property handling (missing items such as clothing and eyewear and unresolved reimbursement) indicate gaps in inventory, labeling, or accountability processes. These operational weaknesses can affect family trust even when everyday caregiving is compassionate.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The dominant pattern is a contrast between a caring, personable workforce and structural or process gaps in staffing, communication, property control, and preventive maintenance. For families considering this facility, recommended questions include: current staffing ratios and shift coverage; protocols for skin-integrity and hygiene checks; policies for labeling, tracking, and reimbursing personal items; examples of routine maintenance schedules; and preferred methods for familyโ€“staff communication. A focused tour and conversations with nursing leadership and social work can help clarify whether the facilityโ€™s interpersonal strengths are supported by reliable operational practices.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 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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    Villa Serena Health Care is located at 723 E 9th St, Long Beach, CA, 90813.

    About Villa Serena Health Care

    Villa Serena Health Care sits in Long Beach as a licensed Skilled Nursing Facility that accepts both Medicare and Medicaid, and what you'll notice is how residents can choose from short stays or longer-term care, so whether someone needs recovery after a hospital visit or a new place to call home, they try to meet different needs. The rooms are semi-private, and the space feels warm and inviting, with modern furnishings, coordinated move-ins, and daily meal preparation, so residents don't have to worry about those basics. Staff provides care day and night, with a nursing team available for up to 16 hours and 24-hour supervision with a call system for safety and peace of mind, and they help with bathing, dressing, transfers, and managing medications if needed. Rehabilitation and therapy services are tailored to each person, using current tools and therapists who aim to help residents regain independence however possible. The community also sets up daily activities, movie nights in the on-site theater, art in the arts room, and fitness in the wellness center, and folks can use the library or join resident-run programs, making it easy to find something to do or ways to meet others. Non-ambulatory support is offered, so people who need more help getting around will still find assistance. There's a focus on kind, respectful care, with programs for pain management and therapeutic recreation, and everything tries to encourage dignity and satisfaction for each person living there. Villa Serena Health Care works to create a family-like environment where everyone feels supported, and the main goal is to improve each resident's quality of life with both skilled nursing and social opportunities.

    People often ask...

    Villa Serena Health Care offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 723 E 9th St, Long Beach, CA 90813.

    No, Villa Serena 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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