SoCal Post Acute Care

    7931 Sorensen Ave, Whittier, CA, 90606
    4.4 · 32 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Caring staff but critical lapses

    I placed my mom here and overall the staff were loving, professional, and attentive - the place was spotlessly clean, rehab (especially PT) was excellent, and communication with doctors/managers and visitor accommodations (patio/entry) were very good. The building is older but well cared-for and felt welcoming. That said, we had troubling lapses: long waits, staff transfers/unavailability, missed orders (bed/nutrition), a late discharge with no help getting her upstairs, and a serious post-discharge infection that led to her death. I appreciate the caring team and would recommend the facility for its compassionate, skilled staff, but families should be aware of occasional failures in follow-through.

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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

    4.44 · 32 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Strong doctor communication
    • Staff attentive to residents' needs
    • Adaptable family visit policies during pandemic
    • Outdoor patio available for visits
    • Attractive, well-maintained entry area
    • Well-maintained plants and landscaping
    • High-quality physical therapy
    • Skilled and caring nursing staff
    • Management accessible and willing to discuss concerns
    • Warm, family-like atmosphere
    • Clean and spotless appearance
    • Professional and well-run facility
    • Helpful with care decisions and discharge planning (when done well)
    • Open-door policy and accessible leadership
    • Residents and families feel respected and valued
    • Daily cleaning and tidy environment
    • Successful rehab outcomes leading to discharge home
    • Positive first impressions noted by many visitors

    Cons

    • Occasional lapses in careful clinical attention
    • At least one reported serious infection after discharge
    • Inconsistent post-discharge coordination (equipment/bed delays)
    • Nutrition/meal ordering errors at discharge
    • Late discharges with inadequate help getting home
    • Policy restrictions that limit staff assistance (e.g., stairs)
    • Noise issues (constant TV noise, loud environment)
    • Shared rooms reduce privacy
    • No bed speakers reported
    • Long wait times and transfers between staff causing delays
    • Variable availability to assist residents at times
    • Older building with maintenance needs (minor repairs)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is strongly positive with consistent praise for the staff, rehabilitation services, cleanliness, and the facility’s welcoming environment. Many reviewers highlight compassionate, attentive caregivers and skilled physical therapists who contributed to successful rehab outcomes and residents returning home. Comments repeatedly describe the staff as kind, loving, respectful, and patient-centered. Multiple reviewers said the facility felt like family, and management was approachable and willing to address concerns. Cleanliness and a well-maintained appearance—spotless spaces, daily cleaning, tidy landscaping, and an attractive entry area—are frequently noted as standout strengths.

    Care quality is generally rated highly, especially for rehabilitation and nursing when present. Physical therapy receives particular acclaim for skill and effectiveness, with several families crediting therapy teams for rehab success. Nursing staff are commonly described as caring and professional; some named individual nurses who provided help after discharge. Managers and leaders are noted as accessible, maintaining an open-door approach that reassures families and supports constructive communication.

    That said, a number of operational and clinical concerns appear repeatedly and should be noted. Several reviews describe coordination problems at discharge — missing or delayed equipment (beds), nutrition orders not placed, and late discharges where families received little help getting residents home (including difficulty carrying someone up private stairs). Reviewers also reported variability in staff availability, with transfers between staff and long waits for assistance. Noise and privacy are recurring facility-level complaints: shared rooms, constant TV noise, and the absence of amenities like bed speakers were mentioned as detracting from residents’ comfort.

    More serious, though less frequent, are reports indicating lapses in clinical attention. One review links a lack of careful attention to a serious infection that occurred after discharge and resulted in the resident’s death; this is a significant outlier but must be acknowledged as raising concern about occasional gaps in clinical oversight. Other criticisms are less severe but consistent: an older building with minor maintenance needs (for example, lattice repair), and intermittent unavailability of staff to assist with timely care tasks.

    Taken together, the dominant picture is of a facility with an overwhelmingly caring culture, effective rehabilitation services, strong communication from leadership and physicians, and a clean, homey environment. However, families should be mindful of potential operational shortcomings around discharge planning and equipment logistics, variable responsiveness at certain times, noise and privacy trade-offs in shared rooms, and rare but serious concerns about clinical attention. For prospective residents and families, asking specific questions about discharge procedures, equipment delivery timelines, room configuration/privacy options, noise policies, and infection-prevention practices would help balance the generally positive staff- and care-oriented reputation against the recurring practical issues noted by reviewers.

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    About SoCal Post Acute Care

    SoCal Post Acute Care sits in the city with a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its nursing services, which stands out, and with a score of 8.9 out of 10, it's the second highest-rated community in town, and it's a 59-bed Medicare-certified facility focusing on post-acute care for elderly residents who are medically fragile and who might need extra care after a hospital stay, so you'll find rooms available in different layouts, including studios and larger multi-resident options, all designed for comfort, and there's a large courtyard for people to enjoy, plus a warm, family atmosphere where the staff try to treat everyone like family, and the social services team works closely with residents and their families to keep everyone informed and connected. The facility provides skilled nursing services and rehabilitation programs, where a dedicated team works on personalized therapy programs for each resident, taking care to manage complicated health conditions like acute bronchitis, deep vein thrombosis, respiratory infections, and other serious medical issues, offering care that covers both short-term recovery and longer-term support if needed. There's therapeutic and social activities run by friendly staff, giving residents different ways to stay active and involved each day, and family visits are welcome-usually up to two visitors per thirty-minute slot, with both in-person tours and family visits by appointment, and the place stays open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The approach at SoCal Post Acute Care stays focused on individualized care plans, always seeking to make the environment as compassionate and supportive as possible, so people feel respected and have chances for meaningful recovery and connection, all while the staff pay attention to each resident's special needs, especially when patients have complicated medical histories, and the emphasis remains on comfort, healing, and quality of life, with amenities and social services included to help residents and their families along the way.

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