San Jose, CA
· Santa Clara County
★★★★★
CMS 5/5
130 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.15
/day
- Staff turnover
-
57%
- Serious cites
-
0
Creekside Post-Acute runs 130 beds in San Jose under for-profit LLC ownership, and the recent inspection record is solid, a four-star health inspection rating with the last survey in December 2024. Staffing sits at 4.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, though weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays. The bigger red flag is turnover: 57.2% annually against a 45.8% national average, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. That churn shows up in 42 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse. One fine totaling $20,248 has been levied.
Glendale, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★☆☆☆
CMS 2/5
140 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
3.97
/day
- Staff turnover
-
30%
- Serious cites
-
0
Royal Palms Post Acute sits in Glendale with 140 certified beds, run by a for-profit limited liability company, and its numbers pull in two directions. Nurse staffing runs 3.97 hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only about 7% below weekdays. Turnover is 30.3%, notably better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. The problem is the inspection record: 97 deficiencies, including 9 abuse-related and 2 at harm or jeopardy level, with $79,980 in fines and a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating. Strong quality measure scores and decent staffing can't offset that history.
Fresno, CA
· Fresno County
★★★☆☆
CMS 3/5
121 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
3.68
/day
- Staff turnover
-
47%
- Serious cites
-
0
Covenant Post Acute runs 3.68 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 4% below its own weekday numbers. Turnover sits at 46.5%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is where the real weight sits: 51 deficiencies, including 3 abuse-related citations and 1 at the harm or jeopardy level, with the most recent inspection in February 2025. That history pulled the health inspection rating to 2 out of 5 stars, even as the quality measure score hit 5. The 121-bed for-profit LLC has strong clinical metrics on paper, but the staffing and deficiency pattern is what a family should actually weigh before deciding.
Van Nuys, CA
· Los Angeles County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
201 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.67
/day
- Staff turnover
-
26%
- Serious cites
-
0
California Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center runs 201 beds in Van Nuys under corporate ownership, and its strongest asset is people: 4.67 nursing hours per resident per day, about a fifth more than the national average, with turnover at 26.4% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage slips only slightly, roughly 4% under weekdays. The trouble sits on the inspection side, where the health inspection rating is 1 out of 5 and the record shows 100 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. The last inspection was April 2026, so the record is current. Quality measures rate 4 out of 5, staffing 3. Weigh steady hands against a long citation history.
Long Beach, CA
· Los Angeles County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
99 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.80
/day
- Staff turnover
-
52%
- Serious cites
-
0
Marlora Post Acute Rehab Hospital sits in Long Beach with 99 certified beds, run by a for-profit limited liability company. The staffing numbers look strong on paper, 4.80 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, but weekends drop about 13% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover runs 52% against a national 45.8%. The inspection record is where things get serious: 63 deficiencies on file, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $53,643. That combination, solid daily staffing, a one-star health inspection history, and a March 2026 inspection date, is what drives the low overall grade.
Tulare, CA
· Tulare County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
99 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.96
/day
- Staff turnover
-
50%
- Serious cites
-
0
Orchards At Tulare runs a for-profit operation with 99 certified beds. Staffing looks solid on paper, 4.96 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, but weekends dip about 11% below weekday coverage, and half the nursing staff turns over each year, a bit worse than the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record is the real concern: 88 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a $68,938 fine. Inspectors were last on site in May 2025. The quality measure rating (4/5) and staffing rating (3/5) sit far above the health inspection rating (1/5), that gap tells you most of the story here.
Los Angeles, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★★☆☆
CMS 3/5
89 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
7.41
/day
- Staff turnover
-
16%
- Serious cites
-
0
Nurse staffing here runs 7.41 hours per resident day, roughly double the national average of 3.86, and that holds up on weekends, which dip only about 5% below weekday levels. Turnover sits at 16.3% against a national figure of 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. What keeps the record from matching those numbers is the inspection side: 53 deficiencies on file, three tied to abuse, though none rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy. The most recent inspection was in December 2025. For-profit corporate ownership, 89 certified beds, and a survey history that's active enough to ask about directly before you visit.
National City, CA
· San Diego County
★★★★★
CMS 5/5
86 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.93
/day
- Staff turnover
-
21%
- Serious cites
-
0
Paradise Valley runs 4.93 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 28 percent above the national average, and weekend staffing dips only about 10 percent below its own weekday level. That steadiness matters, and so does a turnover rate of 21.3 percent in a field where the typical home loses closer to 46 percent of its staff each year. The tradeoffs show up elsewhere: 21 deficiencies on the current record, though none rose to harm or jeopardy and none involved abuse, plus one fine of $10,036. Inspectors last visited in November 2024, and the federal ratings split sharply, full marks on quality measures, four stars on inspections, middle of the pack on staffing.
San Diego, CA
· San Diego County
★★★★☆
CMS 4/5
75 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.32
/day
- Staff turnover
-
55%
- Serious cites
-
0
Mission Hills Post Acute Care runs 75 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the raw staffing number looks decent: 4.32 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12% above the national average. But that average hides a pattern, weekends run about 12% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 55.1% against a national 45.8%, which means nearly six in ten caregivers left within the year. The current inspection record carries 48 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, though the most recent inspection was recent enough (June 2025) to suggest the record is being watched.
Reseda, CA
· Los Angeles County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
97 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
3.93
/day
- Staff turnover
-
32%
- Serious cites
-
0
Northridge Care Center sits in Reseda with 97 certified beds and corporate for-profit ownership. The staffing numbers look decent on paper, 3.93 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average, and turnover at 31.9% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% norm, which suggests workers tend to stay. But the inspection record tells a harder story: 89 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, with a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5. That's a lot of citations for a home this size, and the quality measure rating of 2 out of 5 doesn't offset it. Weekend staffing also drops about 10% below weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit.
Playa Del Rey, CA
· Los Angeles County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
99 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.05
/day
- Staff turnover
-
38%
- Serious cites
-
0
Playa Del Rey Center runs 99 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers are genuinely above average: 4.05 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% over the national figure, with turnover at 38.1% versus 45.8% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 6% below its own weekday level, and the last inspection was June 2025, so the record is current. What pulls the grade down is the inspection history, 106 deficiencies on file, five at harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $154,742. Staffing and quality measures look decent on paper; the survey record is where the trouble sits.
Santa Monica, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★★★☆
CMS 4/5
66 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.26
/day
- Staff turnover
-
34%
- Serious cites
-
0
Fireside Health Care Center runs 4.26 nurse hours per resident day, about 10% above the national average of 3.86, and its staff turnover of 34.3% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, a sign the workforce here is more stable than at many homes. The catch is consistency: weekend staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, and the record shows 61 deficiencies, including four tied to abuse, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level. A single fine of $97,670 is on file, and the most recent inspection was January 23, 2026. For-profit corporate ownership. Strong quality measure scores and solid staffing hours, but the inspection history has real weight.
Gardena, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★☆☆☆
CMS 2/5
98 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.14
/day
- Staff turnover
-
29%
- Serious cites
-
0
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.
Fresno, CA
· Fresno County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
101 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.39
/day
- Staff turnover
-
46%
- Serious cites
-
0
Grace Healthcare Center runs a hundred and one beds in Fresno under a for-profit limited liability owner, and the staffing numbers are the strongest thing it has going: 4.39 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent above the national average. That edge thins on weekends, when hours drop about 12 percent below the home's own weekday level, and turnover sits at 45.7 percent, essentially the national rate, neither better nor worse. The trouble is everything else. Seventy deficiencies sit on the current record, including four tied to abuse and one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, with five fines totaling $32,110. Inspectors last visited in March 2026.
Riverside, CA
· Riverside County
★★★★★
CMS 5/5
59 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.27
/day
- Staff turnover
-
59%
- Serious cites
-
0
Villa Health Care Center runs about 4.27 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% above the national average, and its quality measure rating sits at the top of CMS's scale. The catch is consistency: weekend staffing drops about 9% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 58.7% against a national 45.8%, so the people delivering that above-average care keep changing. The inspection record is current, last survey June 2025, with 35 deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. For a 59-bed for-profit home, the clinical numbers look solid; the questions worth asking on a tour are about weekend coverage and how long the current staff have actually been there.
Alameda, CA
· Alameda County
★★★★★
CMS 5/5
32 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
3.74
/day
- Staff turnover
-
27%
- Serious cites
-
0
Marina Garden is a small for-profit home in Alameda, 32 beds, and its inspection record is the standout: a five-star health inspection rating, ten deficiencies on the current record with none at the harm or jeopardy level and none involving abuse. Staffing is where it thins out. At 3.74 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 3% under the national average, and weekends dip slightly below its own weekday numbers. The tradeoff is retention: 26.7% turnover is well below the national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses you meet are more likely to still be there next year. Quality measures land mid-range.
Arcadia, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★☆☆☆
CMS 2/5
164 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.46
/day
- Staff turnover
-
29%
- Serious cites
-
0
Arcadia Care Center runs 164 certified beds under a for-profit limited liability company, and its staffing is the clearest strength: 4.46 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 16% above the national average, with a 4-out-of-5 CMS staffing rating and turnover at 29.1% against a national 45.8%. That stability matters, though weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level. The concerns sit elsewhere. Inspections in July 2025 left 67 deficiencies on record, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, and its health inspection and quality measure ratings both sit at 2 out of 5.
Santa Monica, CA
· Los Angeles County
★★☆☆☆
CMS 2/5
207 beds
For-profit
- Nurse hours
-
4.80
/day
- Staff turnover
-
44%
- Serious cites
-
0
Berkley East Healthcare Center runs 207 certified beds in Santa Monica under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are genuinely above average, 4.80 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86. That's the good news, and it's real. The rest is harder to square: 112 deficiencies on the current record, including 7 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $58,205. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating sits alongside a 5-out-of-5 quality measure score, which tells you the two systems are measuring very different things. Staff turnover, at 44.1%, is roughly in line with the national 45.8%. Weekend staffing dips about 6% below weekday levels.
Escondido, CA
· San Diego County
★★★☆☆
CMS 3/5
98 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.00
/day
- Staff turnover
-
42%
- Serious cites
-
0
Palomar Heights runs a for-profit operation with 98 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.00 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, though weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover lands at 42.3%, slightly better than the national rate. What pulls this home down is its inspection record: 55 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with a $8,176 fine on file. The health inspection rating reflects that, even as the quality measure score reads strong. It was last inspected May 30, 2025, so the record is reasonably current. Worth asking about those abuse-related findings directly.
Sunnyvale, CA
· Santa Clara County
★☆☆☆☆
CMS 1/5
99 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
-
4.20
/day
- Staff turnover
-
31%
- Serious cites
-
0
Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center runs 99 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers cut both ways. Total nurse coverage sits at 4.20 hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, and turnover at 30.9% is well below the 45.8% norm, but weekends dip about 10% below weekday levels, and CMS gives staffing just 2 of 5 stars. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 67 deficiencies, six tied to abuse, and a 1-star health inspection rating, with the most recent survey in October 2024. No deficiencies rose to harm or jeopardy level, and quality measures scored 4 of 5, which keeps this from being a clear avoid, but ask pointed questions about that abuse history and weekend coverage before deciding.