Courtyard Care Center

    1880 Dawson Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90755
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.6ยท75 reviews

    Compassionate staff and excellent rehab

    I had a very good experience. The staff were consistently friendly, helpful and caring - nurses and CNAs treated my parent with dignity, kept us informed, and went above and beyond. The facility is spotless, bright and welcoming with a lovely courtyard, active programs and an excellent rehab gym (PT/OT/speech). Admissions and front desk were professional and efficient; I'd recommend this peaceful, well-run place for short- or long-term care.

    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

    4.56ยท(75)

    Overall rating

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

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.6

    Pros

    • Friendly, professional nursing and caregiving staff
    • Responsive admissions and front-desk processes
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Specialized speech-language therapy and dysphagia management
    • Engaging activities and social programming (bingo, group events)
    • Clean, bright, well-maintained interior
    • Pleasant courtyard and tree-lined grounds
    • Private and semi-private rooms with natural light
    • Dedicated social work support and family communication
    • Personalized dietary planning and menu accommodations
    • Well-equipped rehabilitation gym and therapy spaces
    • Attentive CNAs and nursing leadership

    Cons

    • Inconsistent administrative communication and family responsiveness
    • Variable staff responsiveness and professionalism
    • Limited readiness for high-acuity or complex acute injuries
    • Gaps in timely clinical follow-up and physician availability
    • Inconsistent dining quality and meal experience
    • Occasional odor or environmental-control concerns
    • Limited parking and constrained facility capacity
    • Gaps in catheter and infection-prevention practices

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews emphasize a consistently positive experience with frontline caregiving and rehabilitation services. The facility is frequently described as clean, bright, and welcoming, with well-kept grounds and a pleasant courtyard. Many families highlight efficient admissions and front-desk interactions, individualized dietary planning, and a robust therapy program โ€” particularly physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy with dysphagia expertise.

    Care and staff: Nursing and caregiving staff receive repeated praise for friendliness, compassion, and attentiveness. Reviewers reference engaged CNAs, responsive nursing leadership, and social-work advocacy that supported families through care transitions. Therapy services are a clear strength: reviewers commonly cite effective PT/OT outcomes, a well-equipped rehab gym, and beneficial swallowing therapies. At the same time, there is evidence of variability in staff responsiveness and professionalism; a subset of family comments describes delays in attention or concerns about staff conduct that warrant consideration when evaluating day-to-day interactions.

    Clinical coordination and management: Administrative leadership and individual managers are often commended for going above and beyond, but there are recurrent comments about inconsistent communication from administrators and difficulty obtaining timely responses in some situations. A few reviews describe delayed physician follow-up or limited readiness for complex acute injuries, suggesting the facility may be best suited for typical post-acute and long-term care rather than very high-acuity cases. There are also isolated concerns about catheter-related infection prevention and clinical follow-up that prospective families should discuss with clinical leadership.

    Dining and activities: Activity programming is portrayed positively, with regular social events, group activities such as bingo, and a generally engaging environment. Dining impressions range from adequate to enjoyable; one reviewer highlighted an exceptional dietitian and successful personalized heartโ€‘healthy planning. Expect generally satisfactory meals with some variability in menu and service experience.

    Facilities and environment: The physical environment is frequently described as clean, well-maintained, and bright, with private and semi-private rooms that offer natural light. The grounds and courtyard are repeatedly noted as comforting and family-friendly. Practical limitations include constrained parking and a smaller facility footprint, which may affect visitor convenience and capacity.

    Notable patterns and guidance: Strengths cluster around rehabilitation, therapy specialization, compassionate direct-care staff, and a tidy, welcoming facility. Areas for prospective residents and families to probe further in tours and admissions conversations include administrative communication practices, physician coverage and escalation protocols for higher-acuity needs, infectionโ€‘prevention procedures (including catheter care), and meal-service consistency. For individuals seeking strong rehab and supportive long-term care in a pleasant setting, the facility appears well suited; families of residents with complex, rapidly changing medical needs should confirm clinical capabilities and escalation pathways before placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3ยท/ 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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    Courtyard Care Center is located at 1880 Dawson Ave, Signal Hill, CA, 90755.

    About Courtyard Care Center

    Courtyard Care Center in Long Beach, California, is a skilled nursing home that's open 24 hours a day and has 59 certified beds. The place provides many kinds of care, including memory care, high acuity care, wound care, diabetic management, and services for people with dementia. Nurses give 24-hour care and do things like help with medication, bathing, dressing, transfers, and daily activities. The nursing team gives physical, occupational, and speech therapy to help residents with strength, mobility, and communication, and there's a dedicated department for rehabilitation and physical therapy. Residents can get post-hospitalization recovery, intravenous therapy, respite, and day care services too.

    This center accepts Medicaid and Medicare, and also provides financial guidance. Meals are prepared by a chef, and they offer options for people with food allergies or special diets like diabetes. Residents don't have to worry about chores, since the center takes care of housekeeping, laundry, and even dry cleaning. Common spaces include a secure outdoor courtyard, gardens, walking paths, and both indoor and outdoor places to gather, with comfortable furniture, holiday decorations, and paintings that make the building look homey. There are activity rooms, a fitness area, spa and wellness space, movie nights, resident-run activities, and organized programs for those who want to join.

    Rooms are wheelchair accessible and come with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, phones, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and furnishings. The staff helps with personal care and tries to show respect and kindness to every resident. Social, spiritual, and recreational programs run regularly, and the facility also provides family support services, scheduled transportation, concierge service, and there's parking. Nurses, physicians, social workers, podiatrists, and speech-language pathologists all work on site, along with laboratory and dental services.

    The center received a 4.4-star rating from 47 reviews but has also had 42 deficiencies recorded, including 4 related to infection, some about resident rights, and others about quality of life and not assisting enough with activities of daily living. The nurse hours sit a bit above the state average, but the nurse turnover rate is higher than average too. Courtyard Care Center stays under the management of Jonah Bagsic since June 2018, and it's owned by Nahs Southwest Inc with indirect ownership by Nahs Employee Stock Ownership Trust and Nahs Holding Inc. Despite its small size, the center works to create a comfortable atmosphere, helps residents recover and stay active, and keeps its doors open to families and visitors each day.

    People often ask...

    Courtyard Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1880 Dawson Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

    No, Courtyard Care Center 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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