West Covina Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Covina Healthcare Center is a 97-bed for-profit nursing home in West Covina, California, part of Cambridge Healthcare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 40.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
West Covina Healthcare Center
850 S. Sunkist Ave.West Covina, CA 91790
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 West Covina Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 225 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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 West Covina Healthcare 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 50.0%. 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 14 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $78,978 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2024 | Fine | $29,816 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Payment Denial | 4 days from Apr 26, 2024 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Fine | $14,211 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Fine | $34,951 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Nov 11, 2023 |
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. West Covina Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About West Covina Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
- Legal name: Ag West Covina LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 31, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near West Covina Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Victoria Care Center Baldwin Park | 0.5 | 49 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 42.6% | 5 | None |
| West Covina Medical Center D/P SNF West Covina | 0.6 | 33 | 4.05 | 8.47 | 29.3% | 4 | None |
| Garden View Post Acute Rehabilitation Baldwin Park | 0.6 | 97 | 2.65 | 4.34 | 39.6% | 4 | None |
| West Haven Healthcare West Covina | 0.6 | 99 | 2.57 | 4.28 | 36.5% | 4 | None |
| Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women West Covina | 1.2 | 48 | 2.38 | 4.01 | 42.4% | 3 | None |
| Beacon Healthcare Center West Covina | 1.4 | 54 | 2.64 | 4.60 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Coast Care Convalescent Center Baldwin Park · staffing data not validated | 1.6 | 48 | — | — | 21.7% | 4 | None |
| Sierra View Care Center Baldwin Park | 1.8 | 98 | 2.53 | 4.07 | 19.3% | 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.