Pacific Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pacific Post Acute is a 49-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Monica, California, part of David Johnson. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the California average of 2.65, and 34.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Pacific Post Acute
1323 17th StreetSanta Monica, CA 90404
Los Angeles 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 Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.80 hours per resident per day, 6% above the California average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 113 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.50 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.63 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.09 | 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
34.6% of nursing staff at Pacific 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2026. 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 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. Pacific Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Pacific Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: David Johnson, 48 homes
- Legal name: PC Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 10, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pacific Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Berkley West Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.0 | 54 | 2.54 | 4.70 | 54.7% | 3 | $101,046 |
| Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.0 | 72 | 2.83 | 4.57 | 31.6% | 2 | $55,450 |
| Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center Santa Monica · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 0.1 | 144 | 2.35 | 4.02 | 55.8% | 1 | $143,164 |
| Santa Monica Health Care Center Santa Monica | 0.2 | 59 | 2.77 | 4.64 | 37.1% | 3 | None |
| Berkley East Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.2 | 207 | 2.71 | 4.80 | 44.1% | 2 | $58,205 |
| Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab Santa Monica | 0.6 | 227 | 2.66 | 4.68 | 30.5% | 1 | $177,718 |
| Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica Santa Monica · many days without an RN | 0.6 | 48 | — | — | — | 2 | $8,424 |
| Brentwood Health Care Center Santa Monica | 1.0 | 59 | 3.28 | 5.40 | 46.5% | 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.