The Grove Care and Wellness: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Grove Care and Wellness is a 38-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverside, California, part of The Ensign Group. 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 45.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
The Grove Care and Wellness
3401 Lemon StreetRiverside, CA 92501
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 The Grove Care and Wellness, nurse aides logged 2.55 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 91 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% 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 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.53 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 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
45.7% of nursing staff at The Grove Care and Wellness 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 Jan 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. The Grove Care and Wellness holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About The Grove Care and Wellness
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Empirecare Health Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 30, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Grove Care and Wellness
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center Riverside | 1.2 | 120 | 1.41 | 2.51 | 36.7% | 5 | None |
| Community Care on Palm Riverside | 1.3 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.54 | 38.2% | 4 | $33,540 |
| Community Care and Rehabilitation Center Riverside | 2.4 | 162 | 2.48 | 4.14 | 35.0% | 3 | None |
| Valencia Gardens Health Care Center Riverside | 2.9 | 50 | 2.62 | 4.35 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Vista Pacifica Center Jurupa Valley | 3.2 | 108 | 2.06 | 3.05 | 25.6% | 4 | None |
| Vista Pacifica Convalescent Hospital Jurupa Valley | 3.2 | 49 | 3.05 | 4.55 | 32.8% | 4 | $52,611 |
| Jurupa Hills Post Acute Riverside | 3.4 | 143 | 2.53 | 4.08 | 47.5% | 2 | $60,945 |
| Woodcrest Post Acute & Rehabilitation Riverside | 4.5 | 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.