St. Catherine Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St. Catherine Healthcare is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Fullerton, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average of 2.65, and 16.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
St. Catherine Healthcare
245 E Wilshire AvenueFullerton, CA 92832
Orange 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 St. Catherine Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.95 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
16.9% of nursing staff at St. Catherine Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 17, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 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. St. Catherine Healthcare holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About St. Catherine Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Santa Catalina Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 3, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St. Catherine Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gordon Lane Care Center Fullerton · abuse citation | 1.2 | 99 | 2.64 | 4.14 | 26.0% | 2 | None |
| Terrace View Care Center Fullerton | 1.7 | 59 | 2.60 | 4.86 | 24.3% | 4 | None |
| Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton, LLC Fullerton | 1.7 | 99 | 2.62 | 4.21 | 21.5% | 5 | None |
| The Pavilion at Sunny Hills Fullerton | 1.8 | 300 | 2.71 | 4.45 | 39.8% | 2 | None |
| Park Vista at Morningside Fullerton | 1.8 | 99 | 3.30 | 5.52 | 38.2% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Leisure Court Nursing Center Anaheim | 1.8 | 115 | 3.14 | 4.50 | 28.2% | 4 | None |
| La Palma Nursing Center Anaheim | 1.8 | 72 | 3.34 | 5.68 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| St Elizabeth Healthcare Center Fullerton | 2.1 | 59 | 2.42 | 4.52 | 23.0% | 3 | 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.