Bell Convalescent Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bell Convalescent Hospital is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Bell, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 33.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Bell Convalescent Hospital
4900 E. Florence AveBell, CA 90201
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 Bell Convalescent Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 241 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.89 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
33.7% of nursing staff at Bell Convalescent Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. 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 25 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $93,980 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | Fine | $65,637 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Payment Denial | 34 days from Jan 3, 2025 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Fine | $13,455 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Fine | $14,888 |
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. Bell Convalescent Hospital holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Bell Convalescent Hospital
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: P & J Hospital, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 25, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bell Convalescent Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Briarcrest Nursing Center Bell Gardens | 0.8 | 135 | 2.51 | 4.41 | 43.1% | 1 | $78,684 |
| Maywood Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre Maywood | 1.2 | 133 | 2.34 | 4.05 | — | 1 | $19,892 |
| Villa del Rio Bell Gardens · SFF candidate | 1.7 | 12 | 2.62 | 3.85 | 57.3% | 1 | $147,028 |
| Greenfield Care Center of South Gate South Gate | 1.9 | 99 | 2.58 | 4.07 | 42.9% | 1 | $57,906 |
| Huntington Park Nursing Center Huntington Park | 2.4 | 99 | 2.58 | 4.01 | 30.1% | 2 | None |
| Lynwood Post Acute Care Center Lynwood | 2.7 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.95 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| California Post-Acute Care Lynwood · SFF candidate · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 2.7 | 130 | — | — | — | 1 | $61,880 |
| Granada Post Acute Lynwood | 2.7 | 98 | 2.60 | 4.25 | 44.8% | 3 | 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.