Mirage Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mirage Post Acute is a 299-bed for-profit nursing home in Lancaster, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average of 2.65, and 50.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Mirage Post Acute
44445 15th St WLancaster, CA 93534
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Mirage Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average. With about 268 residents a day, that works out to roughly 793 aide hours a day, or about 99 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.56 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.07 | 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
50.4% of nursing staff at Mirage 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 55.2%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 82 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $153,991 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | Fine | $36,377 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Fine | $99,263 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Fine | $18,351 |
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. Mirage Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Mirage Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Lancaster SNF Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 17, 1969
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mirage Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC Lancaster | 0.1 | 99 | 2.55 | 4.09 | 25.3% | 2 | None |
| Antelope Valley Care Center Lancaster · SFF candidate | 0.1 | 199 | 2.56 | 4.11 | 44.3% | 2 | $34,476 |
| The Ellison John Transitional Care Center Lancaster | 0.9 | 170 | 2.62 | 4.93 | 38.1% | 1 | $199,594 |
| Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center Newhall | 30.1 | 99 | 2.59 | 4.22 | 39.7% | 1 | $118,170 |
| Mountain View Conv Hosp Sylmar | 30.2 | 114 | 2.46 | 4.59 | 26.5% | 2 | None |
| Astoria Healthcare Center Sylmar · SFF candidate | 30.7 | 218 | 2.57 | 4.16 | 33.9% | 1 | None |
| Maclay Healthcare Center Sylmar · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 30.8 | 141 | 2.54 | 4.10 | 43.5% | 2 | $361,118 |
| North Valley Nursing Center Tujunga · abuse citation | 30.9 | 92 | 2.69 | 4.35 | 17.0% | 1 | $139,912 |
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.