Valencia Gardens Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valencia Gardens Health Care Center is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverside, California, part of Nahs. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 25.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Valencia Gardens Health Care Center
4301 Caroline CourtRiverside, CA 92506
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 Valencia Gardens Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 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) | 2.62 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.35 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
25.0% of nursing staff at Valencia Gardens Health 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Valencia Gardens Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Valencia Gardens Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Nahs, 12 homes
- Legal name: Riverside Care Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 28, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valencia Gardens Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Community Care and Rehabilitation Center Riverside | 0.7 | 162 | 2.48 | 4.14 | 35.0% | 3 | None |
| Woodcrest Post Acute & Rehabilitation Riverside | 1.6 | 120 | 2.64 | 4.30 | 55.0% | 3 | $12,500 |
| Extended Care Hospital of Riverside Riverside | 1.6 | 99 | 2.71 | 4.50 | 41.5% | 3 | None |
| Community Care on Palm Riverside | 1.8 | 51 | 2.64 | 4.54 | 38.2% | 4 | $33,540 |
| Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center Riverside | 2.0 | 120 | 1.41 | 2.51 | 36.7% | 5 | None |
| Mission Care Center Riverside | 2.2 | 40 | 2.12 | 6.45 | 26.1% | 5 | None |
| Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre Riverside | 2.7 | 99 | 2.54 | 4.16 | — | 4 | None |
| Villa Health Care Center Riverside | 2.9 | 59 | 2.47 | 4.27 | 58.7% | 5 | 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.