Solheim Senior Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solheim Senior Community is a 76-bed nonprofit nursing home in Los Angeles, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Solheim Senior Community
2236 Merton Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90041
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 Solheim Senior Community, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 173 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
41.0% of nursing staff at Solheim Senior Community left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 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 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. Solheim Senior Community holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Solheim Senior Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Solheim Lutheran Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 15, 1990
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Solheim Senior Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ararat Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles | 0.1 | 42 | 2.87 | 4.71 | 27.3% | 4 | $10,039 |
| College Vista Post-Acute Los Angeles | 0.6 | 49 | 2.57 | 4.37 | 46.4% | 2 | $43,568 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center Dp/Snf Glendale | 1.0 | 40 | 2.63 | 6.51 | 18.3% | 5 | None |
| Ararat Post Acute Glendale | 1.1 | 28 | 2.91 | 5.36 | 20.0% | 5 | $41,680 |
| Glendale Post Acute Center Glendale | 1.4 | 136 | 2.53 | 4.02 | 43.1% | 1 | $161,982 |
| Autumn Hills Health Care Center Glendale | 1.5 | 92 | 2.91 | 4.34 | 33.7% | 3 | $14,387 |
| Leisure Glen Post Acute Care Center Glendale | 1.9 | 108 | 2.56 | 4.15 | 28.1% | 4 | None |
| York Healthcare & Wellness Centre Los Angeles | 2.2 | 107 | 2.64 | 4.36 | — | 2 | $99,206 |
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.