Alta View Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alta View Post Acute is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Los Angeles, California, part of West Harbor Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 44.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Alta View Post Acute
831 S Lake StreetLos Angeles, CA 90057
Los Angeles 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 View Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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
44.7% of nursing staff at Alta View Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $174,736 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2023 | Fine | $163,566 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Payment Denial | 64 days from Nov 18, 2023 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Fine | $11,170 |
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 View Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Alta View Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: West Harbor Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Topanga Beach Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 4, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alta View Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| California Post Acute Los Angeles · SFF candidate | 0.0 | 66 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 47.6% | 1 | $164,203 |
| Grand Park Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.1 | 151 | 3.02 | 4.45 | — | 4 | None |
| Olympia Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.3 | 135 | 2.56 | 4.10 | 23.5% | 2 | $69,060 |
| Alvarado Care Center Los Angeles | 0.3 | 72 | 2.47 | 3.98 | 24.2% | 2 | $90,600 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.4 | 210 | 2.75 | 4.03 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital D/P SNF Los Angeles | 0.6 | 28 | 3.55 | 10.60 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Burlington Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.6 | 124 | 2.71 | 4.01 | 27.9% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Mid-Wilshire Health Care Cntr Los Angeles | 0.6 | 80 | 2.65 | 3.80 | — | 1 | $71,582 |
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.