All 8 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Gardena,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Clear View Convalescent Center runs 99 certified beds in Gardena under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are its strongest card: 4.03 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 4% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 6% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 22%, less than half the national rate of 45.8%, a real signal that workers tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in its record: 13 deficiencies, including one abuse-related citation, though none rose to the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection came March 27, 2026.
Clear View Sanitarium runs on 4.29 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 31.5% sits well below the 45.8% national figure, a sign people tend to stay. Weekends thin out about 10% against its own weekday coverage, worth asking about if your family visits then. The inspection record shows 15 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related; the most recent inspection was February 2026. Corporate for-profit ownership, 73 beds, in Gardena.
Rosecrans Care Center runs 4.04 nurse hours per resident per day, slightly above the national average, and its staff turnover of 35% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% typical nationwide, that kind of retention usually shows up in more consistent daily care. The catch is the inspection record: 55 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in April 2025. Weekend staffing also drops about 9% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The quality measure score is a bright spot, but the volume of deficiencies and the abuse findings are the parts worth asking about directly before you decide.
Gardena Convalescent Center runs 74 certified beds in Los Angeles County under corporate for-profit ownership. Its 4.17 nurse hours per resident day sit about 8% above the national average of 3.86, and weekend staffing dips roughly 11% below its own weekday level, so the coverage is real, though thinner on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover of 25.4% is notably lower than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for continuity of care.
The record is more mixed on oversight: 50 deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level, but 4 abuse-related. Its last inspection was March 13, 2026. Quality and staffing each earned 4 stars from CMS, with health inspection at 3.
Kei-Ai South Bay runs 4.14 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 7% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 28.8% is well below the 45.8% national figure, that kind of retention matters for consistency of care. But the inspection record tells a different story: 63 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, with a $17,088 fine and a two-star health inspection rating. Weekend staffing drops about 10% below weekday levels, so coverage thins when families tend to visit. The most recent inspection was in January 2026, so the record is current. Ownership is for-profit through a limited liability company.
West Gardena Post Acute runs 4.60 nurse hours per resident day, about 19% above the national average, but weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinner exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 43.5%, slightly better than the national 45.8%. The state has cited 39 deficiencies on the current record, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with $43,004 in fines across two actions; the most recent inspection was November 20, 2025. This is a for-profit limited liability company with 50 certified beds, and its health inspection rating of 2 out of 5 reflects that citation history rather than the staffing numbers.
Memorial Hospital Of Gardena's skilled nursing unit runs on unusually heavy staffing, 9.05 nurse hours per resident day, more than double the national figure of 3.86. That number deserves context, though: weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, and 57.1% of staff turned over in the past year, well above the 45.8% national rate. The current record shows 33 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a single fine of $12,831. Federal ratings put inspections and quality measures at 4 out of 5 stars each, with staffing at 3 despite the raw hours. A nonprofit corporation operates the 69-bed home, and its last inspection was April 2026.
Las Flores Convalescent Hospital has real staffing depth, 4.30 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11% above the national average, and turnover at 31.7% beats the 45.8% national figure, which matters for continuity of care. But the inspection record is where this home falls apart: 82 deficiencies on file, including 5 at harm or jeopardy level and 9 tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $107,406. A 4-out-of-5 staffing rating next to a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating tells you the people are there but the systems around them aren't holding. Weekend coverage drops about 17% below weekday levels, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The most recent inspection was May 2026.