Palm Terrace Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Terrace Care Center is a 71-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverside, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 43.5% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Palm Terrace Care Center
11162 Palm Terrace LaneRiverside, CA 92505
Riverside 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 Palm Terrace Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 183 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.73 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Palm Terrace 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Palm Terrace Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Palm Terrace Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Goldenstar Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 21, 1989
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Terrace Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Arlington Gardens Care Center Riverside | 2.7 | 99 | 2.44 | 4.14 | 47.2% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Riverside Postacute Care Riverside · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 2.7 | 188 | 2.61 | 3.84 | 61.3% | — | $76,211 |
| Citrus Grove Post Acute Riverside | 2.9 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.87 | 39.8% | 3 | None |
| Riverwalk Post Acute Riverside | 3.1 | 146 | 2.73 | 4.28 | 28.0% | 3 | None |
| Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre Riverside | 3.5 | 99 | 2.54 | 4.16 | — | 4 | None |
| Villa Health Care Center Riverside | 3.5 | 59 | 2.47 | 4.27 | 58.7% | 5 | None |
| Mission Care Center Riverside | 4.0 | 40 | 2.12 | 6.45 | 26.1% | 5 | None |
| Woodcrest Post Acute & Rehabilitation Riverside | 4.6 | 120 | 2.64 | 4.30 | 55.0% | 3 | $12,500 |
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.