Saint Vincent Med Center is a nursing home community in Los Angeles, CA.
Information last verified:
2131 West 3Rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Dining and cafeteria experiences vary, with both praise and complaints in reviews.
Some residents describe the cafeteria as clean and friendly, while others say the food and patient nutrition were poor and even “disgusting.” One reviewer also describes surviving on vending-machine snacks and meal supplements while staying for about a week.
Several reviews raise concerns about cleanliness and room conditions.
Multiple reviews describe dirty waiting areas, stained ceilings, and rooms that felt old or unclean. One resident also specifically mentions bedbugs, while another describes a grimy room and no linens. Even in reviews that rate other aspects positively, cleanliness and comfort of the environment are sometimes called out as not meeting expectations.
Reviews frequently point to long waits and communication breakdowns in urgent visits.
Several residents report waiting for hours for results, a doctor, or discharge steps, and describe delays even after being checked in. Others mention disorganization across intake, labs, and department communication, which left them without clear updates. A few accounts also describe difficulty getting answers during the process.
Reviews include both experiences of attentive care and experiences of unprofessional or disrespectful staff.
On the positive side, multiple reviews describe nurses and medical staff as caring, attentive, and helpful, including during ICU stays and serious procedures. On the negative side, other reviewers describe disrespect, rude interactions, and being left without support during waits or urgent needs. Residents’ experiences with staff professionalism and responsiveness are clearly inconsistent across reviews.
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27 resident community capacity
Skilled Nursing Facility
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Dining room
Fully furnished
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (11 miles away) Los Angeles International (11 miles away) Long Beach (Daugherty) (18 miles away)
24-hour call system 24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions Diabetes diet Special dietary restrictions Community-sponsored activities Resident-run activities Scheduled daily activitiesSaint Vincent Med Center is located at 2131 West 3Rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057 in Los Angeles County, California
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