Lighthouse Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lighthouse Healthcare Center is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Los Angeles, California, part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 54% above the California average of 2.65, and 34.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Lighthouse Healthcare Center
2222 Santa Ana Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90059
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 Lighthouse Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 4.08 hours per resident per day, 54% above the California average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 490 aide hours a day, or about 61 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.08 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.46 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.94 | 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
34.1% of nursing staff at Lighthouse 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 Jun 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $99,959 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2024 | Fine | $57,125 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Fine | $42,834 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Payment Denial | 79 days from Jun 1, 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. Lighthouse Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Lighthouse Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacific Healthcare Holdings, 15 homes
- Legal name: Lighthouse Healthcare Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lighthouse Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center, LLC Compton · abuse citation | 1.7 | 99 | 2.52 | 3.87 | 27.8% | 1 | $113,169 |
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| Lynwood Post Acute Care Center Lynwood | 2.9 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.95 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Granada Post Acute Lynwood | 2.9 | 98 | 2.60 | 4.25 | 44.8% | 3 | None |
| Huntington Park Nursing Center Huntington Park | 3.2 | 99 | 2.58 | 4.01 | 30.1% | 2 | 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.