Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Lancaster, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 25.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC
1642 West Avenue JLancaster, CA 93534
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 Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC, nurse aides logged 2.55 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 222 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) | 2.55 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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
25.3% of nursing staff at Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Payment Denial | 35 days from Aug 30, 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. Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Desert Canyon Post Acute LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mirage Post Acute Lancaster · SFF candidate | 0.1 | 299 | 2.96 | 4.56 | 50.4% | 1 | $153,991 |
| Antelope Valley Care Center Lancaster · SFF candidate | 0.2 | 199 | 2.56 | 4.11 | 44.3% | 2 | $34,476 |
| The Ellison John Transitional Care Center Lancaster | 0.9 | 170 | 2.62 | 4.93 | 38.1% | 1 | $199,594 |
| Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center Newhall | 30.0 | 99 | 2.59 | 4.22 | 39.7% | 1 | $118,170 |
| Mountain View Conv Hosp Sylmar | 30.2 | 114 | 2.46 | 4.59 | 26.5% | 2 | None |
| Astoria Healthcare Center Sylmar · SFF candidate | 30.6 | 218 | 2.57 | 4.16 | 33.9% | 1 | None |
| Maclay Healthcare Center Sylmar · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 30.8 | 141 | 2.54 | 4.10 | 43.5% | 2 | $361,118 |
| North Valley Nursing Center Tujunga · abuse citation | 30.9 | 92 | 2.69 | 4.35 | 17.0% | 1 | $139,912 |
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.