Artesia Palms Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Artesia Palms Care Center is a 296-bed for-profit nursing home in Artesia, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 45.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Artesia Palms Care Center
11900 E. Artesia Blvd.Artesia, CA 90701
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Artesia Palms Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 193 residents a day, that works out to roughly 487 aide hours a day, or about 61 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.22 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 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
45.5% of nursing staff at Artesia Palms 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 55.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $267,056 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | Fine | $50,278 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Payment Denial | 19 days from Jun 24, 2025 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Fine | $46,972 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | 29 days from Mar 19, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $63,801 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Fine | $29,211 |
| May 1, 2024 | Fine | $50,947 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Fine | $25,847 |
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. Artesia Palms Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Artesia Palms Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Artesia Community Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 16, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Artesia Palms Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Artesia Christian Home Inc. Artesia | 0.8 | 66 | 3.30 | 5.37 | 35.6% | 1 | $98,079 |
| Cottage Crest Post Acute Norwalk | 2.1 | 59 | 2.62 | 4.53 | 40.0% | 2 | $66,245 |
| Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center Bellflower | 2.3 | 140 | 2.47 | 3.78 | 45.0% | 1 | None |
| Villa del Sol Post Acute Bellflower | 2.4 | 99 | 2.56 | 4.27 | 40.9% | 2 | None |
| The Springs Post-Acute Norwalk | 2.8 | 99 | 2.53 | 4.96 | 27.6% | 1 | $66,866 |
| Bellflower Post Acute Bellflower | 2.9 | 59 | 2.92 | 5.18 | 25.4% | 2 | None |
| Studebaker Healthcare Center Norwalk · abuse citation | 2.9 | 99 | 2.97 | 4.48 | 44.1% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Norwalk Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre, LLC Norwalk | 3.1 | 99 | 2.49 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $72,794 |
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.