The Californian Pasadena Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Californian Pasadena Healthcare is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Pasadena, California, part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average of 2.65, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
The Californian Pasadena Healthcare
120 Bellefontaine StreetPasadena, CA 91105
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 The Californian Pasadena Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.96 hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average. With about 59 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 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.96 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.63 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.26 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 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
54.5% of nursing staff at The Californian Pasadena 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 72.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 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. The Californian Pasadena Healthcare holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About The Californian Pasadena Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth, 18 homes
- Legal name: Bellefontaine Health Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Californian Pasadena Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center Pasadena | 0.0 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.02 | 35.2% | 3 | $14,414 |
| Gem Tcu Pasadena | 0.2 | 75 | 2.68 | 4.47 | 59.7% | 1 | $27,808 |
| South Pasadena Care Center South Pasadena | 1.2 | 156 | 2.86 | 4.28 | 38.4% | 1 | None |
| Villa Gardens Health Care Unit Pasadena | 1.9 | 54 | 2.95 | 5.06 | 21.8% | 5 | None |
| York Healthcare & Wellness Centre Los Angeles | 2.5 | 107 | 2.64 | 4.36 | — | 2 | $99,206 |
| Pasadena Grove Health Center Pasadena | 2.7 | 71 | 2.76 | 4.17 | 29.7% | 2 | None |
| Foothill Heights Care Center Pasadena | 2.8 | 49 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 50.9% | 3 | $9,390 |
| Pasadena Nursing Center Pasadena · abuse citation | 2.8 | 52 | 2.93 | 4.73 | 60.7% | 2 | $23,160 |
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.