Crenshaw Nursing Home

    1900 S Longwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.6ยท19 reviews

    Caring staff, attentive management recommended

    I'm pleased with this community: staff are responsible, compassionate, and genuinely willing to help - a nurse even bought needed items for my uncle. Management is attentive and enforces high care standards; an internal investigation found a recent negative post to be unfounded. I highly recommend them, though there's still a bit of room for improvement.

    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

    2.63ยท(19)

    Overall rating

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

      2.3
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate caregiving staff
    • Attentive and responsive management
    • Respectful staffโ€“resident interactions
    • Staff initiative in meeting individual resident needs
    • Positive family recommendations and high local ratings

    Cons

    • Pest-control concerns in resident rooms and common areas
    • Cleanliness and sanitation issues
    • Wound-care and infection-prevention deficiencies
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and conduct
    • Allegations of staff substance use while on duty
    • Allegations of theft and financial misconduct
    • Medical-record documentation and charting concerns
    • Weak internal communication and care coordination
    • Limited facility size and resource constraints
    • Defensive management communication and transparency issues

    Summary of reviews

    The review corpus presents a strongly mixed picture of care at this facility. Many accounts describe direct-care staff who are compassionate, willing to meet individual needs, and who have positively impacted families; those comments indicate that some residents receive attentive, respectful assistance and that management can be responsive. At the same time, a number of serious operational concerns appear across reviews and create a pattern that prospective families should evaluate carefully.

    Care quality appears inconsistent. Positive remarks highlight individualized attention and staff initiative, but other comments point to delays in responsiveness, wound-care and infection-prevention deficiencies, and broader safety concerns. There are also medical-record documentation and charting concerns that, if substantiated, would have implications for medication management and clinical continuity. Together these observations suggest variability in clinical practice and oversight.

    Staff behavior and professionalism are described as uneven. Several accounts praise particular caregivers and nurses for respectful interactions and extra effort, while others allege unprofessional conduct, including substance use on duty and alleged financial misconduct. These are serious allegations that affect trust and safety; they accentuate the need to verify staff training, supervision, and background checks when evaluating placement.

    Facility, housekeeping, and environment issues are recurrent. Review content raises pest-control concerns and generalized cleanliness and sanitation issues in rooms and common areas, as well as comments about a drab or institutional atmosphere and the facilityโ€™s small size. Information about dining and activities is limited in the materials provided; there are no consistent, detailed descriptions of meal quality or a structured activities program, which leaves that area unclear.

    Management and transparency show divided impressions. Some families describe attentive, engaged administration and recommend the facility, while others characterize management as defensive and detached, and there are mentions of complaints filed with consumer agencies. The combination of alleged documentation changes and defensive communication suggests families should request inspection records, staffing rosters, and documentation policies as part of their evaluation.

    Notable patterns: strong polarity between positive caregiver-level interactions and operational concerns at the facility level; repeated sanitation and pest-control mentions; clinically relevant gaps around wound care and documentation; and serious allegations regarding staff conduct and property handling. Prospective residents and families should conduct an on-site tour focused on cleanliness, pest-control logs, wound-care protocol, medication/charting practices, staffing levels and turnover, and how management responds to complaints. Asking for recent inspection reports, references from current families, and evidence of staff training and background checks will help clarify whether the positive aspects described are representative of everyday practice or if the operational weaknesses outweigh them.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Map showing location of Crenshaw Nursing Home

    Crenshaw Nursing Home is located at 1900 S Longwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90016.

    About Crenshaw Nursing Home

    Crenshaw Nursing Home sits in Los Angeles and has 55 certified beds, run as a for-profit facility under Longwood Management LLC since 2012, with ownership by the Friedman Living Trust. The place focuses on skilled nursing care, offering both long-term and short-term help, including round-the-clock nursing, rehabilitation, and respite stays for folks who need a break from home care or short recovery time. Residents get an average of 4.65 nurse hours daily, which is above what many other places provide, though the nurse turnover rate stays high at 66%. Staff take a team approach and work to keep everyone informed about their health, care, and treatments, so people know what's happening with them. Crenshaw also offers a range of activities and amenities like a garden, spa, wellness room, arts and crafts space, library, and fitness programs to keep residents active and engaged. There are some problems, though, like pharmacy services that don't always label drugs properly or keep controlled substances secure according to standards, and inspection reports show a total of 57 deficiencies, including three tied to infections. Inspectors have also found issues with letting residents see survey results and talk to advocates. The management says they're working to improve care and address these problems. Crenshaw accepts both Medicare and Medicaid, and supports residents with daily needs and medical care, with a focus on comfort, safety, and letting people keep as much independence as possible-like with the VELA Independence Chair to help folks move around safely. The facility runs daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Residents get help tailored to their needs, and staff try to make the place feel homey and welcoming, treating residents with care and respect.

    People often ask...

    Crenshaw Nursing Home offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    Yes, Crenshaw Nursing Home allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1900 S Longwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016.

    No, Crenshaw Nursing Home 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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