Heritage Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Rehabilitation Center is a 161-bed for-profit nursing home in Torrance, California, part of Charis Trust DTD 12/22/16. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65, and 30.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Heritage Rehabilitation Center
21414 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 Heritage Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 132 residents a day, that works out to roughly 361 aide hours a day, or about 45 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.22 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.65 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.20 | 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
30.5% of nursing staff at Heritage Rehabilitation 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 Jun 13, 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 4 fines totaling $179,687 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | Fine | $141,000 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Payment Denial | 24 days from Jul 15, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Fine | $29,234 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Jul 13, 2024 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Fine | $3,728 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Fine | $5,725 |
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. Heritage Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Heritage Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Charis Trust DTD 12/22/16, 6 homes
- Legal name: Heritage Care, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heritage Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harbor Post Acute Care Center Torrance | 0.1 | 127 | 2.64 | 3.93 | 20.2% | 3 | None |
| Vermont Healthcare Center Torrance | 0.5 | 200 | 2.32 | 4.31 | 51.1% | 1 | $158,506 |
| Sunnyside Nursing Center Torrance · SFF candidate | 0.9 | 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 | 3.0 | 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 | 3.3 | 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.