Camellia Gardens Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Camellia Gardens Care Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Pasadena, 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.
Camellia Gardens Care Center
1920 N. Fair Oaks AvenuePasadena, CA 91103
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 Camellia Gardens Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 190 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.77 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.14 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.77 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Camellia Gardens Care Center in this release. No administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $1,747 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $1,747 |
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. Camellia Gardens Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Camellia Gardens Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Highland Healthcare Camellia Gardens, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Camellia Gardens Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Golden Rose Care Center Pasadena · SFF candidate | 0.0 | 99 | 2.50 | 4.41 | 43.1% | 1 | $157,945 |
| Brighton Care Center Pasadena | 0.1 | 99 | 2.44 | 4.18 | 50.5% | 2 | None |
| Saint Vincent Healthcare Pasadena | 0.1 | 78 | 2.54 | 3.90 | 22.4% | 3 | None |
| Cedar Pine Post Acute Pasadena · abuse citation | 0.3 | 99 | 2.59 | 4.10 | 35.4% | 2 | $9,113 |
| Pasadena Nursing Center Pasadena · abuse citation | 0.4 | 52 | 2.93 | 4.73 | 60.7% | 2 | $23,160 |
| Foothill Heights Care Center Pasadena | 0.5 | 49 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 50.9% | 3 | $9,390 |
| Pasadena Grove Health Center Pasadena | 0.5 | 71 | 2.76 | 4.17 | 29.7% | 2 | None |
| Villa Gardens Health Care Unit Pasadena | 2.0 | 54 | 2.95 | 5.06 | 21.8% | 5 | 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.