Villa Gardens Health Care Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Villa Gardens Health Care Unit is a 54-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pasadena, California, part of Front Porch. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the California average of 2.65, and 21.8% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Villa Gardens Health Care Unit
842 East Villa StreetPasadena, CA 91101
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 Villa Gardens Health Care Unit, nurse aides logged 2.95 hours per resident per day, 11% above the California average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.95 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.56 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.06 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.48 | 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
21.8% of nursing staff at Villa Gardens Health Care Unit left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Villa Gardens Health Care Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Villa Gardens Health Care Unit
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Front Porch, 9 homes
- Legal name: Front Porch Communities and Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 1990
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Villa Gardens Health Care Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pasadena Grove Health Center Pasadena | 1.6 | 71 | 2.76 | 4.17 | 29.7% | 2 | None |
| Foothill Heights Care Center Pasadena | 1.7 | 49 | 2.70 | 4.22 | 50.9% | 3 | $9,390 |
| Pasadena Nursing Center Pasadena · abuse citation | 1.7 | 52 | 2.93 | 4.73 | 60.7% | 2 | $23,160 |
| Cedar Pine Post Acute Pasadena · abuse citation | 1.8 | 99 | 2.59 | 4.10 | 35.4% | 2 | $9,113 |
| Gem Tcu Pasadena | 1.8 | 75 | 2.68 | 4.47 | 59.7% | 1 | $27,808 |
| Saint Vincent Healthcare Pasadena | 1.9 | 78 | 2.54 | 3.90 | 22.4% | 3 | None |
| The Californian Pasadena Healthcare Pasadena | 1.9 | 82 | 2.96 | 5.26 | 54.5% | 3 | None |
| The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center Pasadena | 1.9 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.02 | 35.2% | 3 | $14,414 |
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.