Colonial Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colonial Care Center is a 196-bed for-profit nursing home in Long Beach, California, part of Longwood Management Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average of 2.65, and 36.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Colonial Care Center
1913 E 5th StreetLong Beach, CA 90802
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 Colonial Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average. With about 187 residents a day, that works out to roughly 463 aide hours a day, or about 58 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) | 2.48 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.44 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.36 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.11 | 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
36.6% of nursing staff at Colonial Care 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $140,904 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fine | $14,505 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine | $12,438 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Fine | $58,639 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 16 days from Mar 11, 2025 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 27 days from Mar 23, 2024 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Fine | $55,322 |
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. Colonial Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Colonial Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Longwood Management Corporation, 38 homes
- Legal name: Colonial Care Center Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 27, 1969
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Colonial Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewater Skilled Nursing Center Long Beach | 0.6 | 81 | 2.68 | 4.38 | 39.1% | 2 | $60,763 |
| Long Beach Post Acute Long Beach | 0.6 | 78 | 2.87 | 4.30 | 29.2% | 5 | None |
| Villa Serena Healthcare Center Long Beach | 0.7 | 52 | 2.86 | 4.62 | 36.4% | 5 | $26,685 |
| Broadway by the Sea Long Beach | 0.8 | 98 | 2.79 | 4.31 | 53.6% | 1 | $205,642 |
| Alamitos Belmont Health and Rehabilitation Long Beach | 1.2 | 94 | 2.68 | 4.50 | 26.0% | 3 | $33,017 |
| Courtyard Care Center Signal Hill | 1.3 | 59 | 2.59 | 4.35 | 41.5% | 3 | None |
| Pacific Palms Healthcare Long Beach | 1.3 | 133 | 2.65 | 4.25 | 26.7% | 2 | $19,475 |
| Marlora Post Acute Rehab Hosp Long Beach | 1.3 | 99 | 2.95 | 4.80 | 52.0% | 1 | $53,643 |
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.