Montrose Healthcare Center sits in the foothills above Glendale, close to USC's Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale Adventist, and Glendale Memorial Hospitals, and you'll find the place has 59 certified beds, usually running about 55 occupied, and while it's a for-profit corporation, it's got an A-minus grade from recent inspections and keeps things clean and orderly with a friendly staff who've got a reputation for treating folks like family, and you'll see the medical team includes a medical director, registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dieticians, a speech/language pathologist, a respiratory therapy technician, and others who cover nearly everything you might need, including social workers, pharmacists, and feeding assistants, all of them on duty to help residents with skilled nursing, IV therapy, hospice help, and wound care, and there's post-acute care and inpatient rehabilitation for folks coming out of hospital stays and trying to get strong enough to head home, and the therapists here-physical, occupational, speech-use a modern rehab gym that's really built for recovery, challenging the body so people can get back to where they want to be.
Montrose accepts both Medicare and Medicaid, doesn't operate as a continuous care retirement community, and while it's not designated as a special focus facility, it runs a tight operation with high occupancy-close to 89% most times-and offers services like pain management, cardiac therapy, dentistry, podiatry, respiratory or recreational therapy, and also handles feeding, vision, and other special needs, plus residents get medical transportation as needed and community transport for other trips, so getting to appointments or visits isn't a problem. The facility's setup matches modern expectations with oversized rooms, private bathrooms, fully sprinklered safety systems, and amenities like complimentary WiFi, an internet cafe, and entertainment devices such as iPads and Kindles for passing the time, and you'll find they run a good activity schedule that covers everything from hobbies to religious services, beauty and barber help, and programs for many resident interests, all supported by a dietitian who helps make sure meals are both nutritious and pleasing, plus patios and open spaces let folks get outside for fresh air.
Montrose Healthcare Center doesn't participate in the Quality Indicator Survey, doesn't have a family council but does have a resident council so folks can share what they think, and the ownership involves multiple nursing homes rather than a single local operator, but you won't find it's part of or located within a hospital, and instead it stands on its own, focused on skilled nursing and assisted living care. The staff works around the clock for 24-hour licensed nursing care, and the center is known for staying focused on helping folks recover well enough to get back home if that's their goal. Overall, people say the environment is both clean and welcoming, where each resident is looked after with respect, and even though the place is busy due to its high occupancy, services aim to meet a wide variety of medical and personal needs, all in a simple neighborhood setting above the city.
