Las Flores Convalescent Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Las Flores Convalescent Hospital is a 144-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardena, California, part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65, and 31.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
14165 Purche Ave.Gardena, CA 90249
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 Las Flores Convalescent Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 119 residents a day, that works out to roughly 323 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.72 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.22 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
31.7% of nursing staff at Las Flores Convalescent Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. 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 13 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $107,406 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Fine | $30,135 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Fine | $33,120 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fine | $31,811 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Nov 15, 2024 |
| May 8, 2024 | Fine | $12,340 |
| May 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 4 days from Jun 27, 2024 |
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. Las Flores Convalescent Hospital holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacific Healthcare Holdings, 15 homes
- Legal name: Laibco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 20, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Las Flores Convalescent Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Camino Healthcare Hawthorne | 0.6 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.08 | 51.3% | 2 | $9,110 |
| Lawndale Healthcare & Wellness Centre LLC Lawndale · abuse citation | 1.3 | 59 | 2.75 | 4.73 | — | 1 | $62,004 |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena D/P SNF Gardena | 1.3 | 69 | 3.26 | 9.05 | 57.1% | 4 | $12,831 |
| Clear View Sanitarium Gardena | 1.5 | 73 | 3.14 | 4.29 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| Clear View Convalescent Center Gardena | 1.5 | 99 | 2.99 | 4.03 | 22.0% | 5 | None |
| Rosecrans Care Center Gardena | 1.7 | 106 | 2.54 | 4.04 | 35.0% | 2 | None |
| Gardena Convalescent Center Gardena | 1.8 | 74 | 2.49 | 4.17 | 25.4% | 3 | None |
| Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center Gardena | 1.8 | 98 | 2.53 | 4.14 | 28.8% | 3 | $17,088 |
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.