Atherton Park Post-Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Atherton Park Post-Acute is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Menlo Park, California, part of Kalesta Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average of 2.65, and 32.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Atherton Park Post-Acute
1275 Crane StreetMenlo Park, CA 94025
San Mateo 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 Atherton Park Post-Acute, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average. With about 158 residents a day, that works out to roughly 396 aide hours a day, or about 49 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) | 2.50 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
32.9% of nursing staff at Atherton Park 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 11.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Atherton Park Post-Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Atherton Park Post-Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Kalesta Healthcare Group, 19 homes
- Legal name: Carpinteria LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 2, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Atherton Park Post-Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| VI at Palo Alto Palo Alto | 1.0 | 44 | 3.32 | 6.10 | 20.3% | 5 | None |
| Webster House Palo Alto | 1.7 | 145 | 2.76 | 5.05 | 20.6% | 5 | None |
| Palo Alto Post-Acute Palo Alto | 1.8 | 66 | 2.19 | 4.32 | 45.2% | 4 | None |
| Devonshire Oaks Nursing Center Redwood City | 3.4 | 38 | 2.60 | 4.64 | — | 5 | None |
| The Sequoias Portola Valley | 5.6 | 43 | 2.37 | 4.28 | 6.3% | 5 | $12,703 |
| The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility Los Altos | 5.7 | 30 | 2.90 | 5.45 | 47.1% | 4 | None |
| Belmont Healthcare Center Belmont | 6.8 | 74 | 2.44 | 4.13 | 34.1% | 5 | None |
| Villa Siena Mountain View · many days without an RN | 7.7 | 30 | 3.71 | 6.04 | 15.2% | 1 | 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.