Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre

    3966 Marcasel Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean, modern facility; caring staff

    I placed my loved one here for rehab and had a very positive experience. The facility is clean, modern and odor-free with a lovely patio and good meal choices. Staff - CNAs, nurses, therapists (Lisa, Christine, David) and social workers (Dannia, Adrienne) - were professional, caring and attentive; therapy was effective and music sessions were joyful. Management communicated well and welcomed family involvement. Overall highly recommend - great care with just a bit of room for improvement.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

    Schedule a Tour

    Date of Tour
    Time Window
    Tour Type

    You selected in-person tour on in the

    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

    3.81·(43)

    Overall rating

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

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, professional direct-care staff
    • Effective physical and occupational therapy program
    • Skilled and supportive social-work and case-management services
    • Engaging music and recreational activities
    • Clean, modern interior and well-maintained outdoor patio
    • Attentive post-discharge follow-up and care coordination
    • Knowledgeable medical staff and diagnostic attention
    • Polite and helpful front-desk and administrative staff
    • Nutritious menu options and meal choices

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical responsiveness to call bells and urgent needs
    • High turnover and instability in nursing leadership
    • Inconsistent dietary management and diabetic-meal adherence
    • Gaps in medication-administration and wound-care processes
    • Weak resident-monitoring and safety-protocol compliance
    • Poor communication and telephone responsiveness from administration
    • Property-security and personal-item control gaps
    • Allegations of billing and financial transparency issues
    • Variable staff professionalism and workplace culture
    • Understaffing and uneven staffing levels across shifts

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with strong clinical and therapeutic strengths alongside recurring operational weaknesses. On the positive side, many accounts praise hands-on caregivers, rehabilitation therapists, and social-work staff for compassionate, professional support and effective therapy outcomes. Several reviewers named specific therapists and social workers as instrumental in physical recovery and emotional support; families also noted attentive post-discharge follow-up and able diagnostic care from medical staff. Activities such as music therapy and group engagement were repeatedly described as meaningful and uplifting for residents.

    Facility amenities receive generally favorable comments: the center is described as clean, modern, odor-free, and well maintained, with a pleasant outdoor patio and communal areas. Multiple reviewers commented positively on meal variety and appealing menu choices, and several frontline administrative staff (reception and nursing) were characterized as polite and helpful on initial visits.

    Counterbalancing those positives are a number of operational concerns that recur across reviews. The most notable themes are inconsistent responsiveness to urgent needs (including delayed responses to nurse-call systems), variability in clinical processes such as medication administration and wound care, and inconsistent dietary management—particularly regarding adherence to diabetic and other therapeutic meal plans. Safety-related process gaps were also raised, including equipment checks and resident monitoring; these comments point to weaknesses in safety-protocol compliance rather than isolated bedside behavior alone.

    Management and organizational issues are another recurrent pattern. Reviewers describe frequent turnover in nursing leadership, uneven staffing levels across shifts, and variability in staff professionalism and teamwork. Communication challenges are frequently cited: unresponsive phone lines, slow administrative follow-up, delays in returning voicemails, and difficulty obtaining medical records or accommodation requests. Separate serious financial concerns were raised in a subset of reviews, including allegations of improper billing or lack of financial transparency.

    Other operational risks noted include property-security controls (concerns about personal items), inconsistent enforcement of resident-rights processes, and occasional denial of requested accommodations. At the same time, many families reported exemplary, compassionate caregiving experiences; this juxtaposition suggests variability by unit, shift, or team.

    For prospective residents and families: consider arranging an in-person observation across multiple times of day, ask detailed questions about nurse-call response times, wound-care and medication protocols, diabetic meal planning, staff-to-resident ratios on different shifts, leadership tenure, and procedures for safeguarding personal property and addressing billing questions. Request clear points of contact for escalation and documentation of communication practices. Where possible, obtain references from recent families and verify any regulatory or ombudsman records to supplement the firsthand impressions from visits.

    Reviews written on Mirador

    We have no reviews to show about Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre.

    Help other families by writing a review about your experience with this community.

    Location

    Map showing location of Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre

    Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre is located at 3966 Marcasel Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90066.

    About Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre

    Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre sits on Marcasel Avenue in Los Angeles and offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation care for seniors, with 24-hour staff always there to support residents who have medical needs or are recovering from surgery, heart attacks, or strokes, and the place really makes an effort to treat everyone as an individual, with care plans made specially for each person. This facility is on the smaller side, which means the staff can get to know each resident and their families, making sure needs and comfort aren't overlooked, and the rooms are private and kept very clean, with amenities like TVs so residents have the things they need close by. You'll see a peaceful patio garden outside, where flowers like agapanthas bloom, and residents can get fresh air or enjoy quiet time, which many folks seem to enjoy, and the staff always keeps things tidy, handling daily housekeeping and maintenance. Gill, the facility's administrator, is known for being quite accommodating, and staff members such as Adrian have a reputation for really caring about customer service.

    Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre offers a wide range of services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, provided by in-house therapists who try hard to help residents regain strength and independence after illness or surgery, and the care includes both nursing for daily health needs and support for mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being. The facility has a strong focus on engagement, so residents have access to recreational activities that help keep their minds, bodies, and spirits active, as well as programs that encourage social involvement, and there's an adult day care center right in the building which also offers respite and hospice services. People dealing with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related illnesses have access to specialized treatment programs in a dedicated unit, with social service staff helping assess psychosocial needs and lending a hand with financial matters if families need assistance.

    Associated with Country Villa, a nonprofit organization that's been around since 1969, and also Mar Vista Nursing Center and Country Villa Mar Vista Healthcare Center, Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre stands out in the Los Angeles area for how it embraces a collaborative team approach, with dedicated professionals who focus on healthcare, recovery, and overall wellness. The goal's always to provide a safe place where residents get attentive care, whether it's long-term nursing support or short-term rehabilitation, and the staff wants every resident to feel supported as they work on their health and happiness in a welcoming, well-kept setting. The facility's website at www.cvmarvistanc.com has more information, but the general feeling is that this is a place where people take the time to care for one another.

    People often ask...

    Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre offers assisted living, memory care, board and care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 2 photos of Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 3966 Marcasel Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

    No, Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre 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.

    Disclaimer

    Mirador Living is not affiliated with the owner or operator(s) of Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre. The information above has not been verified or approved by the owner or operator. For exact information, please contact Mar Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre directly. There is no cost for this service. We are compensated by the community you select.

    Are you an owner or operator of this community?

    Claim this listing to receive messages from prospective customers and manage your community page.

    Nearby Communities

    Assisted Living in Nearby Cities

    1. 348 facilities$5,750/mo
    2. 226 facilities$5,626/mo
    3. 201 facilities$5,712/mo
    4. 323 facilities$5,678/mo
    5. 174 facilities$6,090/mo
    6. 198 facilities$5,545/mo
    7. 185 facilities$5,968/mo
    8. 339 facilities$5,583/mo
    9. 331 facilities$5,788/mo
    10. 246 facilities$5,489/mo
    11. 218 facilities$5,595/mo
    12. 176 facilities$5,540/mo
    © 2026 Mirador Living