West Gardena Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Gardena Post Acute is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardena, California, part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65, and 43.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
West Gardena Post Acute
16530 S Broadway StreetGardena, CA 90248
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 Gardena Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 123 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.52 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.60 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at West Gardena Post Acute 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 Nov 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $43,004 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Fine | $34,660 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Fine | $8,344 |
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 Gardena Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About West Gardena Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth, 18 homes
- Legal name: West Gardena Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near West Gardena Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center Gardena | 1.1 | 98 | 2.53 | 4.14 | 28.8% | 3 | $17,088 |
| Gardena Convalescent Center Gardena | 1.2 | 74 | 2.49 | 4.17 | 25.4% | 3 | None |
| Clear View Sanitarium Gardena | 1.2 | 73 | 3.14 | 4.29 | 31.5% | 5 | None |
| Clear View Convalescent Center Gardena | 1.2 | 99 | 2.99 | 4.03 | 22.0% | 5 | None |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena D/P SNF Gardena | 1.4 | 69 | 3.26 | 9.05 | 57.1% | 4 | $12,831 |
| Rosecrans Care Center Gardena | 1.5 | 106 | 2.54 | 4.04 | 35.0% | 2 | None |
| View Heights Conv Hosp Los Angeles | 2.6 | 163 | 2.38 | 3.55 | — | 2 | $31,450 |
| Las Flores Convalescent Hospital Gardena | 2.7 | 144 | 2.72 | 4.30 | 31.7% | 1 | $107,406 |
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.