Gardena Retirement Center

14741 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA, 90247

Residential care home for the elderly108 licensed beds23 citations on record
6 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?

Yes. State records show 3 Type A and 20 Type B citations against Gardena Retirement Center in Gardena, California, arising from complaint investigations. Type A is the state's most serious category. Of 151 complaint allegations investigated, 21 were substantiated. State licensing has visited 92 times, most recently on 7/9/2026.

108licensed beds
3Type A citations, from complaints
20Type B citations, from complaints
21 / 151allegations substantiated
92visits on record
On the licence

What this home is licensed to accept

Limits the state set on the licence — not services the operator advertises.

Non-ambulatory · up to 108Dementia care

FACILITY IS LICENSED TO SERVE 108 NON-AMBULATORY RESIDENTS AGE 60+. DEMENTIA PROGRAM - ALARMED EXITS.

Inspection history

How often has the state visited, and what did it find?

California reports these categories separately. They are reproduced separately and never added together, because the state’s own headline figure counts complaint investigations only.

Complaint investigationsWhere the state's headline citation figure comes from80 visits · 3 A · 20 B
Routine inspectionsScheduled licensing visits5 visits · no citations
Other visitsFollow-ups, incident visits and case management7 visits · 1 A · 2 B
Complaints

What did complaint investigations find?

SubstantiatedInvestigators found the allegation to be true21
InconclusiveNot enough evidence either way0
UnsubstantiatedEvidence did not support the allegation130
UnfoundedDetermined not to have happened0
On file

Reports held by the state

89 reports, newest first. Each one opens in full — the inspector’s own account of the visit, not our summary of it.

Nearby

Other licensed providers within six miles

Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.

Contact

Ask Gardena Retirement Center a question

Goes to this facility alone. We take no commission if you move in, so we have no reason to steer you anywhere.

What is needed

Goes to this facility only. We do not sell your details, and no other operator is copied in.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing — facility transparency record. Retrieved 2026-08-20. Facility number 197607366.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction