Harbor Post Acute Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Harbor Post Acute Care Center is a 127-bed for-profit nursing home in Torrance, California, part of Charis Trust DTD 12/22/16. 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 20.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Harbor Post Acute Care Center
21521 S. Vermont AvenueTorrance, CA 90502
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 Harbor Post Acute Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.64 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 291 aide hours a day, or about 36 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) | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.93 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.71 | 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
20.2% of nursing staff at Harbor Post Acute 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Harbor Post Acute Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Harbor Post Acute Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Charis Trust DTD 12/22/16, 6 homes
- Legal name: Geri-Care, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 6, 1975
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Harbor Post Acute Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Rehabilitation Center Torrance | 0.1 | 161 | 2.74 | 4.65 | 30.5% | 2 | $179,687 |
| Vermont Healthcare Center Torrance | 0.4 | 200 | 2.32 | 4.31 | 51.1% | 1 | $158,506 |
| Sunnyside Nursing Center Torrance · SFF candidate | 0.8 | 299 | 2.83 | 4.94 | 52.2% | 1 | $214,020 |
| Lomita Post-Acute Care Center Lomita | 2.6 | 71 | 2.33 | 4.11 | 35.3% | 3 | None |
| Beachside Post Acute Torrance | 2.9 | 110 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp Torrance | 3.2 | 40 | 3.20 | 8.46 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| West Gardena Post Acute Gardena | 3.4 | 50 | 2.74 | 4.60 | 43.5% | 2 | $43,004 |
| Bay Crest Care Center Torrance · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.5 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.81 | 56.4% | 1 | $124,336 |
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.