Cottage Crest Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cottage Crest Post Acute is a 59-bed for-profit nursing home in Norwalk, California, part of David Johnson. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Cottage Crest Post Acute
12350 RosecransNorwalk, CA 90650
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 Cottage Crest Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 142 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.53 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
40.0% of nursing staff at Cottage Crest 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $66,245 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Fine | $42,354 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Fine | $16,445 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
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. Cottage Crest Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Cottage Crest Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: David Johnson, 48 homes
- Legal name: Norwalk Post Acute LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cottage Crest Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Norwalk Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre, LLC Norwalk | 1.5 | 99 | 2.49 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $72,794 |
| Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNF Norwalk · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.8 | 102 | 0.89 | 9.80 | 22.6% | 2 | $134,583 |
| Studebaker Healthcare Center Norwalk · abuse citation | 1.8 | 99 | 2.97 | 4.48 | 44.1% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Norwalk | 2.0 | 86 | 2.58 | 5.04 | 42.1% | 2 | $20,654 |
| Artesia Palms Care Center Artesia · abuse citation | 2.1 | 296 | 2.53 | 4.00 | 45.5% | 1 | $267,056 |
| The Springs Post-Acute Norwalk | 2.3 | 99 | 2.53 | 4.96 | 27.6% | 1 | $66,866 |
| Southland Norwalk | 2.4 | 120 | 2.52 | 4.40 | 41.7% | 1 | $38,376 |
| Artesia Christian Home Inc. Artesia | 2.8 | 66 | 3.30 | 5.37 | 35.6% | 1 | $98,079 |
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.