Mission Palms Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mission Palms Healthcare Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Westminster, California, part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average of 2.65, and 16.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Mission Palms Healthcare Center
240 Hospital CircleWestminster, CA 92683
Orange 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 Mission Palms Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 215 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.12 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
16.3% of nursing staff at Mission Palms 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 33.3%. No 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 21 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,923 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2024 | Fine | $13,923 |
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. Mission Palms Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Mission Palms Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 35 homes
- Legal name: Awhc,llc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 22, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mission Palms Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Extended Care Hospital of Westminster Westminster | 0.6 | 99 | 2.43 | 3.76 | 23.5% | 4 | None |
| Stanley Healthcare Center Westminster | 1.2 | 30 | 2.49 | 4.05 | 55.6% | 3 | None |
| Garden Grove Post Acute Garden Grove | 1.9 | 99 | 2.67 | 4.71 | 28.3% | 4 | None |
| Rowntree Gardens Stanton | 1.9 | 58 | 2.82 | 5.60 | 35.0% | 4 | None |
| Anaheim Point Anaheim | 3.7 | 154 | 2.36 | 3.87 | — | 2 | None |
| Park Anaheim Healthcare Center Anaheim | 3.7 | 115 | 2.44 | 4.82 | 20.2% | 2 | None |
| Beach Creek Post-Acute Anaheim | 4.2 | 138 | 2.42 | 3.99 | 38.0% | 3 | None |
| Anaheim Crest Nursing Center Anaheim | 4.2 | 83 | 2.47 | 4.22 | 24.7% | 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.