Gem Tcu: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gem Tcu is a 75-bed for-profit nursing home in Pasadena, California, part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 59.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Gem Tcu
716 South Fair Oaks AvePasadena, CA 91105
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 Gem Tcu, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 177 aide hours a day, or about 22 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) | 2.68 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.95 | 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
59.7% of nursing staff at Gem Tcu 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $27,808 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | Fine | $27,808 |
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. Gem Tcu holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Gem Tcu
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth, 18 homes
- Legal name: Pasadena Palace Tcu LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1972
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gem Tcu
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center Pasadena | 0.2 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.02 | 35.2% | 3 | $14,414 |
| The Californian Pasadena Healthcare Pasadena | 0.2 | 82 | 2.96 | 5.26 | 54.5% | 3 | None |
| South Pasadena Care Center South Pasadena | 1.4 | 156 | 2.86 | 4.28 | 38.4% | 1 | None |
| Villa Gardens Health Care Unit Pasadena | 1.8 | 54 | 2.95 | 5.06 | 21.8% | 5 | None |
| York Healthcare & Wellness Centre Los Angeles | 2.5 | 107 | 2.64 | 4.36 | — | 2 | $99,206 |
| Pasadena Grove Health Center Pasadena | 2.6 | 71 | 2.76 | 4.17 | 29.7% | 2 | None |
| Foothill Heights Care Center Pasadena | 2.6 | 49 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 50.9% | 3 | $9,390 |
| Pasadena Nursing Center Pasadena · abuse citation | 2.7 | 52 | 2.93 | 4.73 | 60.7% | 2 | $23,160 |
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.