San Luis Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
San Luis Care Center is a 71-bed for-profit nursing home in Newman, California, part of Avalon Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average of 2.65, and 37.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
San Luis Care Center
709 N StreetNewman, CA 95360
Stanislaus 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 San Luis Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average. With about 65 residents a day, that works out to roughly 166 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 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
37.5% of nursing staff at San Luis Care 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 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $46,118 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2024 | Fine | $46,118 |
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. San Luis Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About San Luis Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avalon Health Care, 16 homes
- Legal name: Avalon Care Center-Newman LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near San Luis Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Main West Postacute Care Turlock · staffing data not validated | 14.7 | 99 | — | — | 28.1% | 3 | None |
| North Starr Postacute Care Turlock | 15.5 | 31 | 2.67 | 3.94 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| Grace Home Inc. Livingston | 16.3 | 33 | 2.91 | 4.34 | 16.2% | 5 | None |
| Covenant Village Care Center Turlock | 16.4 | 50 | 2.62 | 4.29 | 30.9% | 4 | None |
| Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Turlock | 16.5 | 144 | 2.28 | 3.89 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Ceres Postacute Care Ceres | 19.7 | 46 | 2.59 | 3.88 | 34.1% | 3 | None |
| Los Banos Post Acute Los Banos | 20.0 | 59 | 2.55 | 4.06 | 36.7% | 2 | None |
| New Bethany Skilled Nursing Los Banos | 21.7 | 35 | 2.91 | 4.45 | 22.2% | 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.