Del Amo Gardens Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Del Amo Gardens Care Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Torrance, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the California average of 2.65, and 32.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Del Amo Gardens Care Center
22419 Kent AvenueTorrance, CA 90505
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 Del Amo Gardens Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.90 hours per resident per day, 9% above the California average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 217 aide hours a day, or about 27 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) | 2.90 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.42 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.89 | 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
32.1% of nursing staff at Del Amo Gardens 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
| May 7, 2024 | Payment Denial | 1 day from Jun 5, 2024 |
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. Del Amo Gardens Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Del Amo Gardens Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Del Amo Gardens Convalescent
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Del Amo Gardens Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Torrance Care Center West, Inc Torrance | 0.9 | 195 | 3.07 | 4.14 | 25.8% | 2 | $45,047 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Transitional Care Ctr Torrance | 1.0 | 115 | 2.89 | 6.85 | 24.5% | 5 | None |
| The Earlwood Torrance | 1.1 | 87 | 2.44 | 4.08 | 50.6% | 1 | $17,882 |
| Driftwood Healthcare Center Torrance | 1.1 | 99 | 2.50 | 3.92 | — | 2 | $22,601 |
| Beachside Post Acute Torrance | 1.2 | 110 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Bay Crest Care Center Torrance · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.4 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.81 | 56.4% | 1 | $124,336 |
| Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp Torrance | 1.4 | 40 | 3.20 | 8.46 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| Lomita Post-Acute Care Center Lomita | 3.4 | 71 | 2.33 | 4.11 | 35.3% | 3 | 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.