Penn Mar Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Penn Mar Healthcare Center is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in El Monte, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the California average of 2.65, and 56.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Penn Mar Healthcare Center
3938 Cogswell RoadEl Monte, CA 91732
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 Penn Mar Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 20% below the California average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 94 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.20 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 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
56.9% of nursing staff at Penn Mar 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 100.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,893 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
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. Penn Mar Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Penn Mar Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 25, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Penn Mar Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eastland Subacute and Rehabilitation Center El Monte | 0.3 | 139 | 2.59 | 4.56 | 29.1% | 2 | $56,394 |
| Madera Post Acute Center El Monte | 0.6 | 148 | 2.57 | 3.99 | 49.7% | 1 | $29,517 |
| The Gardens of El Monte El Monte | 1.3 | 53 | 2.80 | 4.78 | 57.4% | 2 | None |
| Fidelity Health Care El Monte · abuse citation | 1.3 | 90 | 2.75 | 4.19 | 14.3% | 3 | None |
| Valley View Post Acute El Monte | 1.9 | 96 | 2.43 | 3.97 | 50.0% | 3 | $24,668 |
| Sunset Manor Conv Hosp El Monte | 2.0 | 81 | 2.56 | 4.48 | 45.2% | 3 | None |
| Temple City Healthcare Temple City | 2.0 | 59 | 2.93 | 4.85 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Santa Fe Lodge El Monte | 2.1 | 46 | 2.58 | 4.26 | 41.3% | 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.