Downey Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Downey Post Acute is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Downey, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Downey Post Acute
13007 S. Paramount Blvd.Downey, CA 90242
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 Downey Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.64 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 240 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.26 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.29 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Downey 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 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,575 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Fine | $13,575 |
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. Downey Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Downey Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Rio Hondo Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1977
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Downey Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Paramount Convalescent Hosp. Paramount | 1.2 | 59 | 2.51 | 4.34 | 34.4% | 3 | $34,613 |
| Lynwood Post Acute Care Center Lynwood | 1.4 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.95 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Granada Post Acute Lynwood | 1.4 | 98 | 2.60 | 4.25 | 44.8% | 3 | None |
| California Post-Acute Care Lynwood · SFF candidate · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 1.4 | 130 | — | — | — | 1 | $61,880 |
| Lakewood Healthcare Center Downey · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.8 | 290 | 2.74 | 4.15 | — | 1 | $128,597 |
| Downey Community Health Center Downey | 2.1 | 198 | 2.66 | 4.65 | 25.0% | 2 | None |
| La Paz Geropsychiatric Center Paramount · abuse citation | 2.2 | 173 | 1.77 | 2.82 | 18.6% | 2 | None |
| Meadow Creek Post-Acute Paramount | 2.3 | 104 | 2.47 | 5.21 | 40.3% | 1 | $31,102 |
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.