Joshua Tree Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Joshua Tree Post Acute is a 47-bed for-profit nursing home in Yucca Valley, California, part of Rockwell Healthcare. 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 53.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Joshua Tree Post Acute
8515 Cholla AveYucca Valley, CA 92284
San Bernardino 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 Joshua Tree Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 137 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% 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 | 0.99 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
53.0% of nursing staff at Joshua Tree Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $33,751 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $9,527 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Fine | $24,224 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Payment Denial | 11 days from Nov 9, 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. Joshua Tree Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Joshua Tree Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Rockwell Healthcare, 5 homes
- Legal name: Joshua Tree Pacc, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 8, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Joshua Tree Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Indian Canyon Post Acute Yucca Valley | 1.7 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.75 | 44.0% | 4 | None |
| Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF Joshua Tree · abuse citation | 8.9 | 92 | 2.00 | 3.76 | 65.7% | 1 | None |
| California Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 18.4 | 80 | 2.41 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $82,845 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Palm Springs | 19.2 | 32 | 1.61 | 8.10 | 15.8% | 5 | $14,043 |
| Premier Care Center for Palm Springs Palm Springs | 20.0 | 99 | 2.40 | 4.09 | 45.2% | 1 | $66,463 |
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 20.0 | 99 | 2.65 | 5.10 | 41.2% | 4 | None |
| Bayshire Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | 23.5 | 45 | 2.24 | 4.35 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 23.5 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 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.