Driftwood Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Driftwood Healthcare Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Torrance, California, part of Citrus Wellness Centre. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average of 2.65.
Driftwood Healthcare Center
4109 Emerald StTorrance, CA 90503
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 Driftwood Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 233 aide hours a day, or about 29 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) | 2.50 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.92 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Driftwood Healthcare Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 8, 2025. 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 $22,601 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | Fine | $22,601 |
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. Driftwood Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Driftwood Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Citrus Wellness Centre, 5 homes
- Legal name: Driftwood Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 14, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Driftwood Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Earlwood Torrance | 0.0 | 87 | 2.44 | 4.08 | 50.6% | 1 | $17,882 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Transitional Care Ctr Torrance | 0.1 | 115 | 2.89 | 6.85 | 24.5% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Care Center West, Inc Torrance | 0.3 | 195 | 3.07 | 4.14 | 25.8% | 2 | $45,047 |
| Bay Crest Care Center Torrance · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 0.6 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.81 | 56.4% | 1 | $124,336 |
| Del Amo Gardens Care Center Torrance | 1.1 | 94 | 2.90 | 4.42 | 32.1% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Beachside Post Acute Torrance | 1.7 | 110 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp Torrance | 2.3 | 40 | 3.20 | 8.46 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| Lawndale Healthcare & Wellness Centre LLC Lawndale · abuse citation | 3.9 | 59 | 2.75 | 4.73 | — | 1 | $62,004 |
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.