Trabuco Hills Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Trabuco Hills Post Acute is a 175-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Forest, California, part of David Johnson. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 30.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Trabuco Hills Post Acute
25652 Old Trabuco RoadLake Forest, CA 92630
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 Trabuco Hills Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 164 residents a day, that works out to roughly 416 aide hours a day, or about 52 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) | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.26 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.17 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
30.4% of nursing staff at Trabuco Hills Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 29.4%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 54 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. Trabuco Hills Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Trabuco Hills Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: David Johnson, 48 homes
- Legal name: Lake Forest Post Acute LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 28, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Trabuco Hills Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Freedom Village Healthcare Center Lake Forest | 1.9 | 52 | 2.86 | 5.03 | 35.8% | 5 | None |
| Laguna Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center Laguna Hills | 3.1 | 208 | 2.42 | 3.91 | 39.7% | 1 | None |
| Villa Valencia Healthcare Center Laguna Hills | 3.2 | 59 | 2.76 | 4.47 | 45.3% | 4 | None |
| Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Laguna Hills | 3.6 | 99 | 2.37 | 4.34 | 52.5% | 3 | $50,950 |
| Orchards Skilled Nursing Rancho Mission Viejo | 6.2 | 49 | 2.84 | 5.35 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Regents Point - Windcrest Irvine | 8.6 | 59 | 2.85 | 4.99 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| San Juan Hills Healthcare Center San Juan Capistrano | 10.0 | 45 | 2.86 | 5.08 | 36.8% | 4 | None |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Tustin | 10.5 | 42 | — | — | — | 4 | 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.