La Crescenta Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Crescenta Healthcare Center is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in La Crescenta, California, part of Mariner Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the California average of 2.65, and 34.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
La Crescenta Healthcare Center
3050 Montrose AveLa Crescenta, CA 91214
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 La Crescenta Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 3.03 hours per resident per day, 14% above the California average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 263 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.03 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.38 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
34.4% of nursing staff at La Crescenta Healthcare 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 10.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,122 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | Fine | $17,122 |
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. La Crescenta Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About La Crescenta Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Mariner Health Care, 17 homes
- Legal name: Verdugo Vista Operating Company LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1978
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Crescenta Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Montrose Springs Skilled Nursing & Wellness Center Montrose | 0.9 | 109 | 2.57 | 3.92 | — | 3 | $32,139 |
| Oakpark Healthcare Center Tujunga | 1.6 | 49 | 3.15 | 4.83 | 29.6% | 5 | None |
| Montrose Healthcare Center Montrose | 2.0 | 59 | 2.46 | 4.16 | 35.7% | 3 | None |
| North Valley Nursing Center Tujunga · abuse citation | 3.9 | 92 | 2.69 | 4.35 | 17.0% | 1 | $139,912 |
| Dreier's Nursing Care Center Glendale | 4.0 | 53 | 2.58 | 4.45 | 34.5% | 2 | $48,700 |
| Golden Haven Care Center Glendale | 4.2 | 99 | 2.60 | 3.98 | 47.2% | 1 | $74,602 |
| Autumn Hills Health Care Center Glendale | 4.7 | 92 | 2.91 | 4.34 | 33.7% | 3 | $14,387 |
| High Valley Lodge Sunland | 4.7 | 50 | 3.11 | 4.20 | 13.6% | 5 | None |
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.