The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors is a 58-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mill Valley, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the California average of 2.65, and 40.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors
40 Camino AltoMill Valley, CA 94941
Marin 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 Redwoods, a Community of Seniors, nurse aides logged 3.17 hours per resident per day, 20% above the California average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 138 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 3.17 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.65 | 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
40.4% of nursing staff at The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $103,054 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 | Fine | $54,421 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Payment Denial | 14 days from Aug 9, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Fine | $48,633 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 4, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.