Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital
Nursing Home · Los Angeles, CA
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
A posted Director of Nursing role here lists employer-stated pay in the $165,000–$185,000 range for Granada Hills / Los Angeles.
New graduates
Coworkers are described as willing to teach, and staff cite chances to learn new skills on the floor.
As of 2025 · 2019Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
You would work in a skilled nursing / convalescent setting where the nursing department runs day-to-day resident care under federal, state, and local standards.
Experienced nurses
A 2025 RN review describes the DON, ADON, DSD, and Administrator as supportive, family-like leadership.
As of 2025Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: indeed.com
More about working here
Moving here
The facility is headquartered in Granada Hills and serves Los Angeles, with a stated mission to help residents heal.
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Charge Nurse / LVN work is referenced in employee reviews, so charge-level responsibility shows up on this floor.
As of 2022Source: indeed.com
Travel nurses
Some staff praise schedule and location flexibility, though others report frequent monthly schedule changes and abundant overtime.
As of 2022 · 2019Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: indeed.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Schedule flexibility praised by some; others report frequent monthly schedule changes, abundant OT, and doubles due to short staffing
As of 2022Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Director of Nursing (DON), Granada Hills / Los Angeles, CA
- Pay and benefits
- Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR), Granada Hills, CA
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- Coworkers described as willing to teach; learning new skills cited positively
As of 2025Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
The city
Living in Los Angeles, CA
Living costs run about 14% above the national average—cheaper than San Francisco, still steep—so an $80k–$150k nurse salary means renting in Koreatown's dense, food-rich blocks, East Hollywood, Glendale, or parts of DTLA, not buying on the Westside. Families gravitate to Porter Ranch and Mar Vista for safety and schools; Silver Lake skews houses over apartments.
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- Metro price level · Los Angeles area
- 14% above the national average
- BEA index 113.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,933/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $81,939/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into a skilled nursing and convalescent setting in Granada Hills, serving Los Angeles residents whose care is meant to assist healing.
- Nursing Home · Los Angeles
More about Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital
The nursing department covers the work you already know—RN, LVN, nursing assistant, charge, and leadership paths such as DON—under ordinary federal, state, and local standards rather than a flashy specialty brand. On the floor, coworkers have been described as willing to teach, and people mention room to pick up new skills and occasional recognition. A 2025 RN review points to the DON, ADON, DSD, and Administrator as supportive and family-like. Scheduling cuts both ways: some praise flexibility; others describe frequent monthly changes, doubles, and overtime that stays available because staffing runs thin. Pay signals on record are role-specific—an employer-posted DON range of $165,000–$185,000 and an OTR range of $56–$62 an hour—not a full nurse pay band. Indeed’s small review set sits around 3.1 overall, with weaker marks on management, culture, and pay-and-benefits. If you want convalescent work where teaching happens bedside and leadership tone has recently been called warmer, this is a concrete place to look—and you should walk in clear-eyed about short staffing.
Mission stated as serving residents in a way that assists healing.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Chronic short staffing and overtime
- LVNs report constant understaffing, frequent doubles, and always-available overtime; CNAs and licensed nurses stretched thin.
As of 2022Source: indeed.com
- Management quality mixed over time
- Older reviews cite poor floor involvement and high DON/ADON turnover; a 2025 RN review praises DON, ADON, DSD, and Administrator as supportive family-like leadership.
As of 2025Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: indeed.com
- Pay stagnation and low benefits rating
- Indeed pay-and-benefits score 2.0/5; one long-tenured LN said pay did not rise even a penny for years.
As of 2019Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
More review themes
- Learning and schedule flexibility
- Staff like chances to learn new skills, time/location flexibility, and occasional recognition awards.
As of 2019Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
- Supplies and training organization
- Reviewer said training could be better organized and supplies need more frequent restocking.
As of 2022Source: indeed.com
- Overall Indeed ratings
- Overall 3.1/16 reviews; work-life 2.5, management 1.7, culture 1.8, job security/advancement 1.8.
As of 2025Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
LVNs describe chronic understaffing, frequent doubles, and overtime that is almost always available because the floor runs short.
As of 2022Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jun 28, 2026
- Website
- rinaldicares.com ↗
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Skilled nursing / convalescent (nursing department)
Facility is a convalescent/nursing home; DON role directs overall nursing department operations per federal/state/local standards.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.com
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