Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles is a 312-bed government-run nursing home in Los Angeles, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% above the California average of 2.65, and 35.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
11500 Nimitz AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90049
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 Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles, nurse aides logged 3.47 hours per resident per day, 31% above the California average. With about 143 residents a day, that works out to roughly 496 aide hours a day, or about 62 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.47 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.23 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.82 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.26 | 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
35.3% of nursing staff at Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 23.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 21, 2019
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brentwood Health Care Center Santa Monica | 3.0 | 59 | 3.28 | 5.40 | 46.5% | 3 | None |
| New Vista Post-Acute Care Center Los Angeles · abuse citation | 3.1 | 116 | 2.71 | 5.18 | 68.6% | 2 | $52,129 |
| Westwood Post Acute Care Los Angeles · abuse citation | 3.1 | 93 | 2.57 | 4.07 | — | 2 | $110,919 |
| Berkley East Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 3.4 | 207 | 2.71 | 4.80 | 44.1% | 2 | $58,205 |
| Santa Monica Health Care Center Santa Monica | 3.4 | 59 | 2.77 | 4.64 | 37.1% | 3 | None |
| Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center Santa Monica · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.4 | 144 | 2.35 | 4.02 | 55.8% | 1 | $143,164 |
| Berkley West Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 3.6 | 54 | 2.54 | 4.70 | 54.7% | 3 | $101,046 |
| Pacific Post Acute Santa Monica | 3.6 | 49 | 2.80 | 4.63 | 34.6% | 5 | 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.