Kindred Hospital Brea D/p Snf
Meets baseline Medicare standards with room for improvement. A tour and talking to current residents' families is the best next step.
based on 26 Google reviews

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What this means for your family
This facility offers an exceptional social environment with wonderful dining and a highly caring staff. However, the recent report of a serious medication error is a significant red flag that requires families to perform rigorous due diligence regarding their clinical oversight and nursing protocols.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
26 reviews on Google“Families considering this facility can expect high praise for the warm, attentive staff and the quality of the dining services and activities. However, there is a critical report of medical negligence regarding medication management and a separate concern regarding communication issues.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Warm and attentive nursing and care staff
- High-quality dining and responsive chefs
- Engaging social activities and field trips
- Clean and well-maintained living environments
Concerns
- Medication management errors and negligence
- Poor communication from management
Rating Trends
Tap a year to see what changed
Distribution · 47 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility rarely responds to reviews.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1With such a high rating for your dining experience, could you tell us more about how the chefs work with residents to provide high-quality meals?
- 2What specific protocols do you have in place to ensure medication is administered accurately and on schedule every day?
- 3How does the management team ensure that families are kept consistently informed about any changes in a resident's health or daily care?
- 4Could you describe some of the social activities or recent field trips that residents have enjoyed lately?
- 5In the event of a medical emergency during the night, what is the immediate process for notifying both the medical team and the family?
- 6Since your staff is often praised for being so warm and attentive, how do you maintain that level of personal connection with each resident?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The staff are great and cordial. We find any request is answered quickly and thoroughly with a smile.”
“A licensed nurse on staff failed to read the discharge order thoroughly to continue the medication as previously prescribed and withheld this same life sustaining medication”
“The staff there are beyond excellent. From the front desk through the executive director every staff member we have come in contact with have treated us like family.”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026This facility meets the national staffing benchmarks. Higher staffing is linked to fewer falls and better day-to-day care.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 16 measures
13
measures
3
measures
Residents with pressure sores (bedsores)
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Families have filed multiple complaints triggering serious care deficiency findings at this facility, with issues persisting across surveys. The most recurring problems involve medical care quality including pressure ulcer prevention, medication management with error rate violations, and infection control failures. While the facility has correction dates for all deficiencies, the pattern of repeated violations in core care areas raises ongoing safety concerns.
Feb 5, 2026Routine22
Smoke Deficiencies
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Feb 5, 2026Complaint2
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Sep 17, 2025Complaint3
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Nov 22, 2024Routine16
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental Deficiencies
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nov 22, 2024Complaint1
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Oct 15, 2024Complaint2
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Kindred Hospital Brea D/p Snf
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Kindred Healthcare
4 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 3.5/5 · Rank 1 of 4 (Best)
Ownership & Management
Owners
Kindred Healthcare Operating LLC
Owner · Organization
Kentucky Hospital Holdings Jv Lp
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Kentucky Hospital Holdings LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Kentucky Hospital Intermediate LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Kindred Healthcare LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Knight Health Holdings LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Knight Health LLC
Owner (parent company) · Organization
Key personnel
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