Los Altos Post-Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Los Altos Post-Acute is a 152-bed for-profit nursing home in Los Altos, California, part of Covenant Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average of 2.65, and 52.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Los Altos Post-Acute
809 Fremont AvenueLos Altos, CA 94024
Santa Clara 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 Los Altos Post-Acute, nurse aides logged 2.44 hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average. With about 147 residents a day, that works out to roughly 357 aide hours a day, or about 45 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.44 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
52.4% of nursing staff at Los Altos Post-Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Los Altos Post-Acute holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Los Altos Post-Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Covenant Care, 12 homes
- Legal name: Covenant Care California, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 31, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Los Altos Post-Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain View Healthcare Center Mountain View | 0.9 | 129 | 2.37 | 4.08 | 37.7% | 3 | $54,912 |
| Villa Siena Mountain View · many days without an RN | 1.2 | 30 | 3.71 | 6.04 | 15.2% | 1 | None |
| Health Care Ctr at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio Cupertino | 1.2 | 48 | 3.32 | 5.75 | 28.8% | 4 | None |
| Camino Ridge Post-Acute Mountain View | 1.3 | 102 | 2.29 | 4.16 | 59.2% | 1 | $8,428 |
| Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center Sunnyvale | 1.7 | 99 | 2.48 | 4.20 | 30.9% | 1 | None |
| Idylwood Care Center Sunnyvale | 1.7 | 185 | 3.98 | 6.07 | 30.9% | 5 | None |
| Sunny View Manor Cupertino | 2.5 | 48 | 2.86 | 4.92 | 14.3% | 5 | $8,176 |
| Cupertino Healthcare & Wellness Center Cupertino | 2.9 | 170 | 2.60 | 3.98 | — | 3 | 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.