San Gabriel Convalescent

    8035 Hill Dr, Rosemead, CA, 91770
    3.9 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Great clinical care, poor administration

    I'm pleased with the clinical care here - excellent trach care, PT/OT, nurses/CNAs, Mandarin/Cantonese staff, a clean Grade-A kitchen, welcoming/activity staff, and social services that coordinated follow-ups; my loved one improved and staff even brought flowers. My main issues were unprofessional admin, a few rude/uncaring (and racist) staff, and inadequate diaper changing (about three times/day). Overall I recommend this facility for its strong clinical support and warm caregivers, but with reservations about admin/staff attitude and incontinence care.

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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

    3.86 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.9

    Pros

    • Skilled trach (tracheostomy) care
    • Physical and occupational therapy (PT/OT) services
    • Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking staff
    • Lobby facelift and updated common areas
    • Clean kitchen with Grade A rating
    • Comprehensive care coordination and coverage
    • Effective discharge planning with follow-up appointments and home health coordination
    • Positive rehabilitation outcomes and improved resident condition
    • Attentive nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNAs)
    • Welcoming, knowledgeable, and supportive staff (many reviewers)
    • Active activity room staff fostering friendship and appreciation
    • Thoughtful admissions gestures (flowers) and active social services involvement

    Cons

    • Reports of lazy, irresponsible caregiving staff
    • Infrequent diaper changes (reported as only three times per day)
    • Unhelpful, uncaring, or rude staff behavior
    • Racist remarks reported toward Asian (described as 'oriental') women
    • Unprofessional administration and know-it-all attitudes
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and variable care quality

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is mixed: several reviewers describe very positive clinical outcomes, clean facilities, and warm, skilled frontline caregivers, while others report serious concerns about staff behavior and hygiene practices. The facility appears capable of delivering a range of clinical services and rehabilitation supports, but there are notable inconsistencies in how care and customer service are experienced by different residents and families.

    Care quality and clinical services are among the strongest and most consistently praised aspects. Multiple summaries highlight the availability of tracheostomy care and PT/OT services, indicating the facility can manage higher-acuity needs. Reviewers report comprehensive care coverage, effective discharge planning, coordination with social services, scheduled follow-up appointments, and home health arrangements; one review specifically notes recovery and improved condition with visible positive change (smiling). Nurses and CNAs receive direct praise in several summaries for providing good care, and the presence of Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking staff is emphasized as a valuable resource for non-English-speaking residents and families. These points together portray a facility that, when functioning well, offers robust medical and rehabilitative support and good care transitions.

    At the same time, staff behavior and professionalism are a major source of divergence in experiences. A number of reviews describe staff as welcoming, knowledgeable, supportive, and loving, particularly activity room staff and many frontline caregivers. Conversely, other reviews accuse staff of being lazy, irresponsible, unhelpful, uncaring, rude, and unprofessional. Administrative personnel are also characterized in some summaries as unprofessional or having a know-it-all attitude. Most concerning are reports of racist remarks directed at Asian women (the term 'oriental' is used in the original summary); such allegations, together with complaints of rude behavior, point to occasional hostile interactions that could significantly undermine trust and resident well-being. The pattern is one of variability: some shifts, units, or individuals appear to provide excellent person-centered care, while others fall short.

    Hygiene and basic caregiving practices are specifically called out in at least one review and represent a concrete operational concern: a complaint that diapers are not changed frequently, reportedly only three times per day. That allegation touches on resident dignity and infection control and stands in contrast to other reviewers' claims of attentive nursing staff. Because this is a specific, actionable complaint, it suggests either isolated incidents or inconsistent adherence to care protocols rather than a uniform facility-wide practice.

    Facilities, dining, and environment receive largely positive remarks. The lobby facelift and clean common areas are noted, as is the kitchen's Grade A rating and overall cleanliness. These factors, combined with mentions that the facility 'meets concerns' and is 'clean' and 'highly recommended' by some reviewers, indicate a generally well-maintained physical environment and acceptable food service standards according to multiple summaries. Social and activity programming also receives favorable comments: activity staff are seen as creating friendship, appreciation, and social support for residents, and the admissions department's gesture of providing flowers is cited as a positive first impression.

    Putting these themes together, the dominant pattern is one of mixed but actionable strengths and weaknesses. Strengths include clinical capability (including trach care and therapy), language-accessible staff, clean facilities, good kitchen ratings, and helpful discharge/social services coordination. Weaknesses center on inconsistent staff behavior, occasional allegations of neglectful hygiene practices, and serious reports of racist remarks and unprofessional administration. For prospective residents and families this means that while the facility demonstrably delivers solid clinical and rehabilitative services in many cases, there is variability in day-to-day caregiving and interpersonal conduct that warrants attention. The reviews suggest the facility can provide excellent care, but that family oversight, clear communication about expectations, and follow-up on staffing/behavioral concerns may be necessary to ensure a consistently positive experience.

    Location

    Map showing location of San Gabriel Convalescent

    About San Gabriel Convalescent

    San Gabriel Convalescent sits in Rosemead, CA and offers a range of care for older adults who may need help with everyday living or have medical needs, so you'll find rooms and apartments with features like handrails, sprinklers, and washers and dryers for safety and comfort, and you can see wide hallways and elevators making the place easy to get around for those with walkers or wheelchairs. The staff provides personal care like bathing, dressing, and grooming, and it goes further with nurses on duty, wound care, medication support, and even podiatry services, which means residents have quick help right when they need it, and if you or someone you care about needs therapy, occupational therapy and different rehabilitation services are right on site too. Folks get two meals a day, and there's support for laundry, housecleaning, and dry cleaning, plus the rooms come with refrigerators and sometimes kitchenettes, so there's a little independence with the comfort of support nearby.

    Residents can join social activities, arts and crafts, fitness programs, and educational events, while also having game rooms, wifi, cable TV, guest parking, and a dining room where they can gather, making the days a bit more lively and less lonely than being by yourself, and if someone in the family's worried about dementia or Alzheimer's, there are memory care services connected with federal and state programs, helping with both financial support and day-to-day care. The staff gets praise for their kindness and helpfulness, which matters when you're away from home, and the center stays ready with skilled nursing or subacute care for those who need 24-hour attention or extra medical support, sometimes right after a hospital stay.

    Transportation makes it easier for residents to get to appointments or outings, and families can relax knowing there are extra layers of safety like constant supervision, sprinkler systems, and maintenance staff always keeping a watchful eye. Whether someone wants a private, quiet room or enjoys a busy activities room, the options suit many needs, and the kitchen and meal programs mean people don't have to worry about cooking every day, unless they want to. This convalescent center keeps a focus on both health and comfort, and while nothing's perfect, most residents and families say it feels like a warm, caring place with staff trying hard to do things right and always working to make things better.

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