Riverwood Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riverwood Health Care is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Stockton, California, part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 26.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Riverwood Health Care
5320 Carrington CircleStockton, CA 95210
San Joaquin 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 Riverwood Health Care, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 224 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.17 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.19 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
26.3% of nursing staff at Riverwood Health Care 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 12 fines totaling $47,637 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $3,882 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $3,176 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $2,823 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $2,470 |
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. Riverwood Health Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Riverwood Health Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 35 homes
- Legal name: Ascc, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Riverwood Health Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oak Grove Post Acute Stockton · abuse citation | 1.0 | 119 | 2.61 | 3.93 | 48.4% | 1 | $40,283 |
| Clearwater Healthcare Center Stockton | 1.3 | 120 | 2.48 | 4.20 | 42.0% | 2 | None |
| Fulton Gardens Post Acute, LLC Stockton | 1.4 | 116 | 2.54 | 3.99 | 36.6% | 3 | None |
| Delta Oaks Post Acute Stockton · abuse citation | 1.7 | 128 | 2.59 | 4.70 | 44.6% | 1 | None |
| Noble Care Center Stockton · abuse citation | 1.9 | 99 | 2.47 | 3.82 | 32.0% | 1 | None |
| Crestwood Manor - 104 Stockton | 2.0 | 190 | 4.53 | 6.26 | 9.8% | 3 | None |
| Hampton Post Acute Stockton · abuse citation | 2.1 | 120 | 2.47 | 4.03 | 45.5% | 1 | $21,548 |
| Brookside Care Center Stockton | 2.1 | 99 | 2.53 | 3.88 | 39.5% | 1 | 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.