Alta Gardens Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alta Gardens Care Center is a 129-bed for-profit nursing home in Garden Grove, California, part of Windsor. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average of 2.65, and 20.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Alta Gardens Care Center
13075 Blackbird StreetGarden Grove, CA 92843
Orange County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Alta Gardens Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 118 residents a day, that works out to roughly 291 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.87 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
20.4% of nursing staff at Alta Gardens Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 28 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Fine | $8,278 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Alta Gardens Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Alta Gardens Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Windsor, 22 homes
- Legal name: Alta Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 30, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alta Gardens Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Garden Park Care Center Garden Grove | 0.4 | 124 | 2.71 | 4.31 | 34.8% | 4 | None |
| The Grove Post Acute Garden Grove | 0.6 | 97 | 2.51 | 4.04 | 17.6% | 5 | None |
| Pacific Haven Subacute and Healthcare Center Garden Grove | 0.7 | 99 | 2.40 | 5.23 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Citrus Post-Acute Santa Ana | 0.9 | 144 | 2.46 | 3.87 | 35.6% | 2 | None |
| Chapman Care Center Garden Grove | 1.2 | 99 | 3.25 | 6.20 | 26.3% | 4 | None |
| Mainplace Post Acute Orange | 2.3 | 169 | 2.53 | 4.16 | 26.7% | 2 | $16,988 |
| Coventry Court Health Center Anaheim | 2.8 | 97 | 2.54 | 4.31 | 18.9% | 4 | None |
| Town & Country Santa Ana | 2.9 | 96 | 3.21 | 5.47 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.