La Paloma Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Paloma Healthcare Center is a 93-bed for-profit nursing home in Oceanside, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average of 2.65, and 40.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
La Paloma Healthcare Center
3232 Thunder DriveOceanside, CA 92056
San Diego 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 Paloma Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.37 hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.37 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.95 | 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
40.2% of nursing staff at La Paloma 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 44.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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 Paloma Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About La Paloma Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Italian Maple Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Paloma Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pacific Villas Post Acute Oceanside | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility Vista | 0.7 | 119 | 2.22 | 3.79 | 39.8% | 5 | None |
| Vista View Post Acute Vista | 2.0 | 176 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Bayshire Carlsbad Carlsbad | 2.0 | 45 | 3.11 | 5.34 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Santa Fe Post-Acute Vista | 3.7 | 187 | 2.46 | 3.78 | — | 2 | $64,269 |
| Carlsbad by the Sea Carlsbad | 4.0 | 33 | 2.93 | 5.37 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Village Square Healthcare Center San Marcos | 6.5 | 118 | 2.74 | 4.10 | 37.6% | 4 | None |
| Glenbrook Carlsbad | 8.1 | 94 | 3.10 | 5.23 | 30.9% | 5 | $9,311 |
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.