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Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center

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⌖ Riverside, CA · Riverside County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds120
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)

About Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center

Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Riverside, CA. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in California is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Nov 2025), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the California average of 15.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 30 min a day with each resident, less than the California average of 4 hr 31 min. About 37% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameRiverside Behavioral Healthcare Center
LocationRiverside County, California
Address4580 Palm Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 · Riverside County
CMS provider number05A263
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 1976 (50 years)
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Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating5 of 5Much above average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2025.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection3 (Nov 2025)California average: 15.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength

About average

  • Nursing staff turnover37% a yearCalifornia average: 37%
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 30 min a dayCalifornia average: 4 hr 31 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident19 min a dayCalifornia average: 40 min
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the California average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury0.7%State average: 1.6%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 4.3%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.0State average: 2.2
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the California average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 9 times.

Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943352.7
Jan 202032252.6
Jan 202154252.3
Jan 202254252.4
Jan 202344152.3
Jan 202454352.5
Feb 202554452.5
Feb 202654452.6
Sep 202654452.5

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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