Canterbury Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Canterbury Woods is a 24-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pacific Grove, California, part of Front Porch. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 42% above the California average of 2.65, and 19.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Canterbury Woods
651 Sinex AvenuePacific Grove, CA 93950
Monterey 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 Canterbury Woods, nurse aides logged 3.77 hours per resident per day, 42% above the California average. With about 16 residents a day, that works out to roughly 60 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.77 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.48 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.46 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.71 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.71 | 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
19.2% of nursing staff at Canterbury Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Canterbury Woods holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Canterbury Woods
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Front Porch, 9 homes
- Legal name: Front Porch Communities and Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 9, 1972
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Canterbury Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Forest Hill Manor Health Center Pacific Grove | 0.0 | 26 | 2.79 | 5.04 | 44.4% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Oceanview Post Acute Pacific Grove | 0.6 | 51 | 2.60 | 4.04 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Cypress Ridge Care Center Monterey | 1.5 | 99 | 2.64 | 4.42 | 45.4% | 4 | None |
| Monterey Post Acute Monterey | 1.6 | 78 | 2.54 | 3.82 | 50.5% | 4 | None |
| Westland House Monterey · many days without an RN | 2.9 | 28 | 2.51 | 5.17 | 44.4% | 3 | None |
| Carmel Hills Care Center Monterey | 4.3 | 99 | 2.85 | 4.32 | 31.6% | 3 | None |
| Katherine Healthcare Salinas | 15.3 | 51 | 2.54 | 4.14 | 29.2% | 2 | None |
| Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center Salinas | 15.4 | 103 | 2.47 | 3.83 | 30.6% | 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.