Whittier Pacific Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whittier Pacific Care Center is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Whittier, California, part of Longwood Management Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average of 2.65, and 43.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Whittier Pacific Care Center
7716 S Pickering AvenueWhittier, CA 90602
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 Whittier Pacific Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.95 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.02 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.73 | 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
43.9% of nursing staff at Whittier Pacific 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2024 | Payment Denial | 28 days from Mar 26, 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. Whittier Pacific Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Whittier Pacific Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Longwood Management Corporation, 38 homes
- Legal name: Shea Healthcare Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whittier Pacific Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc Whittier | 0.6 | 36 | 2.87 | 4.16 | 20.0% | 5 | $13,627 |
| Presbyterian Intercomm Hosp Dp/Snf Whittier | 0.6 | 35 | 3.07 | 10.07 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
| The Orchard - Post Acute Care Whittier | 0.6 | 162 | 2.97 | 4.34 | 30.9% | 2 | $14,950 |
| Socal Post-Acute Care Whittier | 1.8 | 59 | 2.45 | 4.01 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Whittier Hospital Medical Ctr D/P SNF Whittier | 2.4 | 22 | 3.77 | 10.10 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Pico Rivera Healthcare Center Pico Rivera | 3.0 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.83 | 47.8% | 5 | $26,588 |
| El Rancho Vista Health Care Center Pico Rivera | 3.2 | 86 | 2.87 | 4.66 | 25.3% | 4 | None |
| Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNF Norwalk · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.2 | 102 | 0.89 | 9.80 | 22.6% | 2 | $134,583 |
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.