South Pasadena Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Pasadena Care Center is a 156-bed for-profit nursing home in South Pasadena, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the California average of 2.65, and 38.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
South Pasadena Care Center
904 Mission StSouth Pasadena, CA 91030
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 South Pasadena Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.86 hours per resident per day, 8% above the California average. With about 149 residents a day, that works out to roughly 425 aide hours a day, or about 53 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) | 2.86 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.91 | 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
38.4% of nursing staff at South Pasadena 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 41.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 30 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. South Pasadena Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About South Pasadena Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: South Pasadena Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 13, 2018
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near South Pasadena Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Californian Pasadena Healthcare Pasadena | 1.2 | 82 | 2.96 | 5.26 | 54.5% | 3 | None |
| The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center Pasadena | 1.2 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.02 | 35.2% | 3 | $14,414 |
| Gem Tcu Pasadena | 1.4 | 75 | 2.68 | 4.47 | 59.7% | 1 | $27,808 |
| York Healthcare & Wellness Centre Los Angeles | 1.7 | 107 | 2.64 | 4.36 | — | 2 | $99,206 |
| Alhambra Hospital Med Ctr Dp/Snf Alhambra | 2.1 | 26 | 2.90 | 7.39 | 29.5% | 4 | None |
| Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center Los Angeles | 2.3 | 59 | 2.50 | 4.32 | — | 2 | None |
| Atherton Baptist Home Alhambra | 2.5 | 113 | 2.67 | 4.29 | 25.8% | 5 | None |
| Royal Gardens Healthcare Alhambra | 2.7 | 43 | 2.59 | 4.53 | 58.5% | 1 | 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.