Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center, LLC
8951 Granite Hill Drive, Riverside, CA · (951) 685-7474
- Certified beds
- 70
- Residents per day
- 66
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 8, 2013
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center, LLC carries 24 inspection points. That is fewer than 95% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
17 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5D
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service4E
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- E
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Infection Control3D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Inspection history
2025-06-20
7 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2024-04-04
2 health deficiencies · 18 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2021-05-20
8 health deficiencies · 14 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 13 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 13 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 31% of nursing staff and 43% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2 pts worse | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.3 pts worse | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 100.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.2 pts better | 0.4% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7.2 pts better | 0.4% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.9 pts worse | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication13.1 pts worse | 26.8% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.2 pts worse | 19.5% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened6.4 pts worse | 15.3% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased9.8 pts worse | 20.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.9 pts worse | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5.2 pts better | 4.6% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts better | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.5 pts better | 95.1% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5 pts better | 6.1% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission10.4 pts worse | 33.0% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Fire safety
35 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke14F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems6F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress5E
- E
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness4D
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- D
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- D
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Miscellaneous4D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Construction2F
- E
Use approved construction type or materials.
- F
Use approved construction type or materials.
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