Northbrook Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northbrook Healthcare Center is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Willits, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Northbrook Healthcare Center
64 Northbrook WayWillits, CA 95490
Mendocino 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 Northbrook Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 97 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.04 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
42.4% of nursing staff at Northbrook Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,295 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Fine | $9,295 |
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. Northbrook Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Northbrook Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Ensign Willits LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Northbrook Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Redwood Cove Healthcare Center Ukiah | 20.9 | 68 | 2.25 | 3.52 | 42.9% | 3 | None |
| Ukiah Post Acute Ukiah | 21.3 | 57 | 2.68 | 4.15 | 51.6% | 4 | None |
| Sherwood Oaks Post Acute Care, LLC Fort Bragg | 23.0 | 79 | 2.89 | 3.85 | 36.4% | 1 | $87,802 |
| Rocky Point Care Center Lakeport · abuse citation | 34.4 | 90 | 2.74 | 4.30 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Lakeport Post Acute Lakeport | 34.8 | 81 | 2.23 | 3.51 | 29.8% | 3 | None |
| Cloverdale Healthcare Center Cloverdale | 46.6 | 72 | 2.74 | 4.36 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Meadowood Nursing Center Clearlake · abuse citation | 50.3 | 99 | 2.74 | 4.13 | 44.9% | 2 | $91,067 |
| Jerold Phelps Comm Hosp SNF Garberville · many days without an RN | 52.6 | 17 | 2.66 | 7.74 | — | 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.