Veterans Home Of California - Barstow: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Veterans Home Of California - Barstow is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Barstow, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the California average of 2.65, and 22.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Veterans Home Of California - Barstow
100 East Veterans ParkwayBarstow, CA 92311
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 Veterans Home Of California - Barstow, nurse aides logged 3.53 hours per resident per day, 33% above the California average. With about 39 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 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.53 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.93 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.67 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.05 | 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
22.9% of nursing staff at Veterans Home Of California - Barstow left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Veterans Home Of California - Barstow holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Veterans Home Of California - Barstow
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Veterans Home of California Barstow
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 28, 2008
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Veterans Home Of California - Barstow
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mountain View Post Acute Barstow | 2.4 | 59 | 2.64 | 4.40 | 54.9% | 5 | None |
| Spring Valley Post Acute LLC Victorville | 28.6 | 126 | 2.92 | 4.66 | 41.4% | 2 | $57,810 |
| Knolls West Post Acute LLC Victorville | 29.7 | 118 | 2.73 | 4.65 | 53.8% | 3 | None |
| Apple Valley Care Center Apple Valley | 30.3 | 99 | 2.84 | 4.85 | 35.1% | 5 | $8,021 |
| Desert Ridge Transitional Care Center, LP Victorville | 31.6 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Mountains Community Hosp DP/SNF Lake Arrowhead · many days without an RN | 42.4 | 19 | 3.93 | 7.12 | 37.5% | 4 | None |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P SNF Big Bear Lake | 43.6 | 21 | 4.36 | 6.62 | 63.0% | 4 | None |
| Hillcrest Nursing Home San Bernardino | 50.6 | 59 | 2.64 | 3.68 | 60.6% | 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.