Pacific Coast Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pacific Coast Post Acute is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Salinas, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average of 2.65, and 36.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Pacific Coast Post Acute
720 East Romie LaneSalinas, CA 93901
Monterey 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 Pacific Coast Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average. With about 146 residents a day, that works out to roughly 337 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
36.3% of nursing staff at Pacific Coast 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,065 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $13,065 |
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. Pacific Coast Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Pacific Coast Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Salinasidence Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 12, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pacific Coast Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Salinas Valley Post Acute Salinas | 0.0 | 99 | 2.50 | 4.06 | 45.5% | 3 | None |
| Katherine Healthcare Salinas | 0.6 | 51 | 2.54 | 4.14 | 29.2% | 2 | None |
| Coastal Post Acute Salinas | 2.6 | 80 | 2.46 | 3.85 | 39.7% | 4 | $63,850 |
| Windsor the Ridge Rehabilitation Center Salinas | 2.6 | 103 | 2.47 | 3.83 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Carmel Hills Care Center Monterey | 12.6 | 99 | 2.85 | 4.32 | 31.6% | 3 | None |
| Westland House Monterey · many days without an RN | 14.9 | 28 | 2.51 | 5.17 | 44.4% | 3 | None |
| Oceanview Post Acute Pacific Grove | 15.2 | 51 | 2.60 | 4.04 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Forest Hill Manor Health Center Pacific Grove | 15.8 | 26 | 2.79 | 5.04 | 44.4% | 4 | $8,278 |
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.