Briarcrest Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Briarcrest Nursing Center is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Bell Gardens, California, part of Cambridge Healthcare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 43.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Briarcrest Nursing Center
5648 East Gotham StreetBell Gardens, 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 Briarcrest Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 124 residents a day, that works out to roughly 311 aide hours a day, or about 39 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) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.10 | 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
43.1% of nursing staff at Briarcrest Nursing 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 52.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 35 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $78,684 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | Fine | $44,623 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Mar 29, 2025 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Fine | $34,061 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Payment Denial | 47 days from Jul 27, 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. Briarcrest Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Briarcrest Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
- Legal name: 5648 East Gotham Street LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 4, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Briarcrest Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bell Convalescent Hospital Bell | 0.8 | 99 | 2.61 | 3.89 | 33.7% | 1 | $93,980 |
| Villa del Rio Bell Gardens · SFF candidate | 1.4 | 12 | 2.62 | 3.85 | 57.3% | 1 | $147,028 |
| Maywood Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre Maywood | 2.0 | 133 | 2.34 | 4.05 | — | 1 | $19,892 |
| Granada Post Acute Lynwood | 2.2 | 98 | 2.60 | 4.25 | 44.8% | 3 | None |
| Lynwood Post Acute Care Center Lynwood | 2.2 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.95 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| California Post-Acute Care Lynwood · SFF candidate · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 2.2 | 130 | — | — | — | 1 | $61,880 |
| Greenfield Care Center of South Gate South Gate | 2.3 | 99 | 2.58 | 4.07 | 42.9% | 1 | $57,906 |
| Villa del Rio Gardens Bell Gardens · no staffing data submitted | 2.4 | 84 | — | — | — | 2 | 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.