The Gardens Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens Healthcare Center is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Northridge, California, part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average of 2.65, and 61.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
The Gardens Healthcare Center
17650 Devonshire StreetNorthridge, CA 91325
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 Gardens Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.06 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.45 | 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
61.1% of nursing staff at The Gardens Healthcare 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 47.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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 Gardens Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About The Gardens Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 35 homes
- Legal name: Asnd LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 15, 2002
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Gardens Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Magnolia Gardens Convalescent Hospital Granada Hills | 1.0 | 99 | 2.47 | 3.84 | 35.6% | 1 | None |
| Casitas Care Center Granada Hills | 1.2 | 99 | 2.62 | 4.00 | 24.4% | 2 | None |
| Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital Granada Hills | 2.3 | 99 | 2.51 | 4.06 | 42.3% | 1 | None |
| Granada Hills Convalescent Granada Hills | 2.3 | 48 | 3.28 | 5.15 | 13.7% | 5 | $8,018 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of North Hills North Hills | 3.0 | 138 | 2.52 | 4.58 | 29.9% | 1 | $102,986 |
| Northridge Care Center Reseda | 3.3 | 97 | 2.46 | 3.93 | 31.9% | 1 | None |
| Providence Holy Cross Med Ctr D/P SNF Mission Hills | 3.8 | 48 | 5.01 | 9.92 | 25.0% | 1 | $97,923 |
| Ararat Nursing Facility Mission Hills · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.8 | 254 | 3.01 | 4.79 | 41.7% | 1 | $407,175 |
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.