Alvarado Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alvarado Care Center is a 72-bed for-profit nursing home in Los Angeles, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average of 2.65, and 24.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Alvarado Care Center
1154 S.Alvarado StLos Angeles, CA 90006
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 Alvarado Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
24.2% of nursing staff at Alvarado 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. 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 $90,600 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Fine | $49,200 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Sep 23, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Fine | $41,400 |
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. Alvarado Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Alvarado Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Alvarado Terrace Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alvarado Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Olympia Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.1 | 135 | 2.56 | 4.10 | 23.5% | 2 | $69,060 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.1 | 210 | 2.75 | 4.03 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| California Post Acute Los Angeles · SFF candidate | 0.3 | 66 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 47.6% | 1 | $164,203 |
| Alta View Post Acute Los Angeles | 0.3 | 99 | 2.54 | 4.15 | 44.7% | 1 | $174,736 |
| Grand Park Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.4 | 151 | 3.02 | 4.45 | — | 4 | None |
| Burlington Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.6 | 124 | 2.71 | 4.01 | 27.9% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital D/P SNF Los Angeles | 0.6 | 28 | 3.55 | 10.60 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Mid-Wilshire Health Care Cntr Los Angeles | 0.7 | 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.