St Paul's Towers: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Paul's Towers is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in Oakland, California, part of Front Porch. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 23.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
St Paul's Towers
100 Bay PlaceOakland, CA 94610
Alameda 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 Paul's Towers, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.22 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
23.3% of nursing staff at St Paul's Towers 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 12, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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 Paul's Towers holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About St Paul's Towers
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Front Porch, 9 homes
- Legal name: Front Porch Communities and Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 9, 1972
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St Paul's Towers
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Park Healthcare Center Oakland | 0.4 | 35 | 2.50 | 4.63 | 54.3% | 3 | $17,996 |
| Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland | 0.5 | 98 | 2.52 | 4.16 | — | 5 | None |
| Lake Merritt Healthcare Center LLC Oakland | 0.6 | 53 | 2.68 | 4.16 | 28.6% | 2 | None |
| Medical Hill Healthcare Center Oakland | 0.7 | 124 | 2.49 | 3.94 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| McClure Post Acute Oakland | 0.7 | 60 | 2.88 | 4.51 | 35.2% | 5 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland | 1.0 | 70 | 2.60 | 4.35 | — | 1 | $23,153 |
| Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland | 1.1 | 94 | 2.92 | 4.76 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Bay Area Healthcare Center Oakland | 1.3 | 99 | 3.22 | 6.73 | 12.5% | 5 | 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.