Central Gardens Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Central Gardens Post Acute is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in San Francisco, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average of 2.65, and 31.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Central Gardens Post Acute
1355 Ellis StreetSan Francisco, CA 94115
San Francisco 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 Central Gardens Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 209 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
31.7% of nursing staff at Central Gardens Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 20, 2025. 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. Central Gardens Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Central Gardens Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Golden California Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Central Gardens Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sequoias San Francisco Convalescent Hospital San Francisco | 0.2 | 50 | 2.67 | 4.60 | 32.7% | 4 | None |
| Victorian Post Acute San Francisco | 0.4 | 90 | 2.51 | 3.82 | 44.1% | 5 | None |
| Pacific Heights Transitional Care Center San Francisco | 0.6 | 120 | 2.55 | 4.09 | 42.0% | 5 | $25,490 |
| Laurel Heights Community Care San Francisco | 0.7 | 32 | 2.85 | 4.09 | 14.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| San Francisco Towers San Francisco | 0.7 | 27 | 3.66 | 6.88 | 13.0% | 5 | None |
| City View Post Acute San Francisco | 0.7 | 180 | 2.49 | 3.92 | 38.2% | 2 | $42,528 |
| San Francisco Health Care San Francisco | 0.7 | 168 | 2.59 | 3.79 | 40.2% | 1 | $152,404 |
| Hayes Convalescent Hospital San Francisco | 0.8 | 34 | 2.81 | 4.00 | 44.1% | 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.