La Palma Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Palma Nursing Center is a 72-bed for-profit nursing home in Anaheim, California, part of The Mandelbaum Family. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.34 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the California average of 2.65, and 27.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
La Palma Nursing Center
1130 la Palma AveAnaheim, CA 92801
Orange 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 Palma Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 3.34 hours per resident per day, 26% above the California average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 207 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 3.34 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.58 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.68 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.02 | 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
27.3% of nursing staff at La Palma Nursing 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 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. La Palma Nursing Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About La Palma Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Mandelbaum Family, 18 homes
- Legal name: 1130 W la Palma Ave Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 6, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Palma Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Leisure Court Nursing Center Anaheim | 0.0 | 115 | 3.14 | 4.50 | 28.2% | 4 | None |
| Sun Mar Nursing Center Anaheim | 1.6 | 69 | 2.63 | 4.24 | 19.7% | 5 | None |
| Harbor Villa Care Center Anaheim | 1.7 | 99 | 2.45 | 4.09 | 47.7% | 2 | None |
| Parkview Healthcare Center Anaheim | 1.8 | 41 | 2.49 | 4.09 | — | 4 | None |
| St. Catherine Healthcare Fullerton | 1.8 | 99 | 2.40 | 3.95 | 16.9% | 3 | None |
| Buena Vista Care Center Anaheim | 2.5 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.88 | 32.0% | 3 | None |
| Gordon Lane Care Center Fullerton · abuse citation | 2.5 | 99 | 2.64 | 4.14 | 26.0% | 2 | None |
| Coventry Court Health Center Anaheim | 2.9 | 97 | 2.54 | 4.31 | 18.9% | 4 | 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.