USRC Grand Home
✓ PD
96/ 100
Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC
Dialysis center · 3575 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023
CMS star rating
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2023-05-15 · CCN 752578
- Rank in Los Angeles, CA
- #31 of 37 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #639 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Los Angeles
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 12 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.1 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 124.4 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.1% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Worse than Expected | 3.7% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 81% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 20% | 95.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 91% | 3.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 2.4% | 24.4% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC (CMS Certification Number 752578) has been Medicare-certified since 2023-05-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC offer?
Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #639 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC?
Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Centro de Cuidado Renal - Ela, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.