Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital is a 391-bed for-profit nursing home in Temple City, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 41.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
5522 Gracewood Ave.Temple City, CA 91780
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.67 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 358 residents a day, that works out to roughly 958 aide hours a day, or about 120 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.27 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.23 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.97 | 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
41.1% of nursing staff at Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 59.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 38 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $234,187 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | Fine | $50,935 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Fine | $21,548 |
| May 25, 2024 | Fine | $75,208 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Fine | $86,496 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Payment Denial | 4 days from May 11, 2024 |
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. Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1974
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Baldwin Gardens Nursing Center Temple City | 0.2 | 59 | 3.67 | 5.64 | 24.3% | 4 | None |
| Temple City Healthcare Temple City | 1.2 | 59 | 2.93 | 4.85 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Rosemead Healthcare Center El Monte | 1.4 | 99 | 2.72 | 4.24 | 44.3% | 2 | $8,824 |
| Arcadia Care Center Arcadia | 1.5 | 164 | 2.30 | 4.46 | 29.1% | 2 | None |
| San Marino Healthcare Center San Gabriel · abuse citation | 1.8 | 59 | 2.55 | 4.10 | 25.5% | 3 | None |
| Fidelity Health Care El Monte · abuse citation | 1.9 | 90 | 2.75 | 4.19 | 14.3% | 3 | None |
| Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center Arcadia | 1.9 | 99 | 2.51 | 4.02 | 31.9% | 1 | None |
| Pine Grove Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP San Gabriel | 2.3 | 75 | 2.44 | 4.35 | — | 4 | 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.