Valley Palms Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley Palms Care Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in N Hollywood, California, part of Cambridge Healthcare Services. 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 29.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Valley Palms Care Center
13400 Sherman WayN Hollywood, CA 91605
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 Valley Palms Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 234 aide hours a day, or about 29 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 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.20 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
29.9% of nursing staff at Valley Palms Care 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 18.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 46 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $33,681 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 | Fine | $17,332 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Fine | $16,349 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Payment Denial | 5 days from Mar 19, 2024 |
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. Valley Palms Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Valley Palms Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
- Legal name: 13400 Sherman Way LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley Palms Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grand Valley Health Care Center Van Nuys | 0.6 | 99 | 2.63 | 4.54 | 36.9% | 1 | $78,830 |
| Valley Village Care Center North Hollywood | 1.0 | 99 | 2.68 | 4.53 | 19.4% | 2 | None |
| The Care Center on Hazeltine, LLC Van Nuys | 1.2 | 58 | 2.49 | 4.24 | 23.7% | 4 | $72,521 |
| All Saints Healthcare Subacute North Hollywood | 1.8 | 128 | 4.76 | 10.93 | 28.1% | 2 | $99,938 |
| Four Seasons Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP North Hollywood · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.6 | 201 | 2.64 | 4.23 | — | 1 | $87,215 |
| The Meadows Post Acute Panorama City | 2.7 | 98 | 2.66 | 4.57 | 29.5% | 2 | $20,790 |
| Terrace Post Acute Van Nuys | 2.9 | 133 | 2.49 | 3.87 | 25.7% | 1 | $94,094 |
| California Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Van Nuys | 2.9 | 201 | 2.53 | 4.67 | 26.4% | 1 | 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.