Bay Crest Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bay Crest Care Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Torrance, California, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average of 2.65, and 56.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Bay Crest Care Center
3750 Garnet StreetTorrance, CA 90503
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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 Bay Crest Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 165 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.32 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
56.4% of nursing staff at Bay Crest 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 80.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 48 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $124,336 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | Fine | $44,256 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Payment Denial | 4 days from Dec 9, 2025 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Fine | $12,425 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 day from Sep 18, 2025 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Fine | $16,149 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Fine | $51,506 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Feb 13, 2024 |
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. Bay Crest Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Bay Crest Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Bay Crest Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bay Crest Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Driftwood Healthcare Center Torrance | 0.6 | 99 | 2.50 | 3.92 | — | 2 | $22,601 |
| The Earlwood Torrance | 0.6 | 87 | 2.44 | 4.08 | 50.6% | 1 | $17,882 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Transitional Care Ctr Torrance | 0.6 | 115 | 2.89 | 6.85 | 24.5% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Care Center West, Inc Torrance | 0.7 | 195 | 3.07 | 4.14 | 25.8% | 2 | $45,047 |
| Del Amo Gardens Care Center Torrance | 1.4 | 94 | 2.90 | 4.42 | 32.1% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Beachside Post Acute Torrance | 1.5 | 110 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp Torrance | 2.2 | 40 | 3.20 | 8.46 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Rehabilitation Center Torrance | 3.5 | 161 | 2.74 | 4.65 | 30.5% | 2 | $179,687 |
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.