Nursing homes in Riverside County, California
There are 54 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in Riverside County, California, across 18 cities and towns. The federal record holds 1863 inspection citations against them since January 2024 — 44 at actual-harm level or above, and 16 at immediate jeopardy.
1 of these homes carries the CMS abuse icon. 1 is in or a candidate for the Special Focus Facility program. Both terms are explained on each facility page.
| City or town | Homes | Citations | Actual harm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 18 | 605 | 13 |
| Hemet | 7 | 251 | 6 |
| Palm Springs | 4 | 155 | 4 |
| Corona | 3 | 120 | 3 |
| Palm Desert | 3 | 158 | 4 |
| Banning | 2 | 96 | 3 |
| Beaumont | 2 | 72 | 6 |
| Indio | 2 | 60 | 1 |
| Jurupa Valley | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Murrieta | 2 | 63 | 0 |
| Rancho Mirage | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Blythe | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Cherry Valley | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Moreno Valley | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Perris | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| San Jacinto | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Sun City | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Temecula | 1 | 34 | 1 |
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Counted from CMS inspection records dated on or after January 1, 2024, in the file dated August 1, 2026. Citation counts also track how often a home was inspected and how many complaints were filed, so a higher count is not by itself proof of worse care.
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What our watchdogs found in Riverside County’s inspection records
Our team read the federal inspection record for all 54 certified nursing homes in Riverside County. Since January 2024, inspectors have written 1,863 citations against these homes — 44 of those findings were serious enough that inspectors concluded a resident was actually harmed, and 16 reached immediate jeopardy, the most dangerous category. (Source: CMS Provider Information and Health Deficiencies files dated August 1, 2026.)
Two numbers stood out to us. First, 16 immediate-jeopardy findings is more than Fresno, Kern and Maricopa County combined carry on their current records. Second, one home accounts for an outsized share of the county’s paper trail: Riverside Postacute Care, in the city of Riverside, has 138 citations since January 2024 — the most of any home in the county — carries the federal abuse icon, is the county’s one Special Focus Facility home, and currently shows no star rating at all. Citation counts partly reflect how often inspectors visited and how many complaints families filed, so they aren’t by themselves proof that care is worse — but 26 of the county’s 54 homes have at least one actual-harm finding on the record, and they sit in every corner of the county, from the city of Riverside to Hemet, the Coachella Valley and the Pass.
The Riverside County homes with the most serious findings
These are the 26 county homes with findings at actual-harm level or above since January 2024 — every home in the county with such a finding — ranked by harm findings and then by total citations. Every number comes straight from the CMS file dated August 1, 2026; click any home to read its full record.
⚠ = the home carries the CMS abuse icon (explained below). Read the table the way an inspector would, not the way a brochure would. The harm findings don’t cluster at the bottom of the ratings: they reach homes holding 4 stars, and two homes holding the top rating of 5. Hemet stands out — five of the city’s seven homes have a harm finding on the record — and the Coachella Valley’s resort zip codes offer no exemption: Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Indio together account for nine harm findings. Wherever you are in this county, the record is worth reading before you decide.
One county home carries the federal abuse icon — and it’s also the county’s only Special Focus Facility
CMS puts a warning icon on a home’s public listing when inspectors cited it for abuse that harmed a resident within the past year, or for abuse that could have harmed residents in each of the last two years. That’s the federal government’s own definition. In Riverside County the icon currently sits on one home: Riverside Postacute Care (Riverside). The same home is the county’s one facility in or a candidate for the Special Focus Facility program — the federal list of homes with a persistent pattern of serious inspection problems — and it currently shows no star rating on the federal file. (Source: CMS Provider Information file dated August 1, 2026.) The icon and the SFF designation reflect the inspection record; they are not a prediction about any resident’s future care. The home’s full record, finding by finding, is on its page.
What happens next for a Riverside County family
If someone you love was hurt in one of these homes — an unexplained fall, a pressure sore, bruises nobody will account for, sudden weight loss — here is what the process actually looks like, in plain English.
1. Talk it through with us first. Tell us what happened, even if you’re not sure it counts. We’ll tell you exactly which agency handles it — the county’s long-term care ombudsman, the state health department, or the police — and what to say when you call.
2. We’ll help you file the report. California gives you several doors: Adult Protective Services, the ombudsman program, the California Department of Public Health. We’ll help you pick the right one and file it with you.
3. Get the records before they’re gone. The home’s charts, staffing logs, and incident reports are the evidence. Under California law your family can demand them — and we send that written request for you the same day you ask.
4. Find out what your family is owed. California’s Elder Abuse Act lets a family hold a nursing home financially responsible when neglect or abuse caused real harm — and in serious cases the home can be made to pay for more than the medical bills. There’s a clock on this, so don’t sit on it. Cases from this county are heard in Riverside County Superior Court. Send us what happened — it’s free, and you’ll usually hear back by text within 15 minutes.
Questions Riverside County families ask us
What does “immediate jeopardy” mean, and why does this county have 16 of those findings?
Immediate jeopardy is the most serious label an inspector can put on a finding: it means the inspector concluded a home’s failure had caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm or death, and needed fixing immediately. Riverside County’s homes carry 16 such findings since January 2024 on the current file. The count tells you these weren’t paperwork problems — but each finding belongs to one home on one day, so read the record of the specific home you’re considering rather than judging all 54 by the county number.
One Riverside home has 138 citations. Should I rule it out?
We don’t tell families to rule a home in or out — we show them the record. What the federal file says is this: Riverside Postacute Care has the most citations of any home in the county since January 2024, carries the abuse icon, is the county’s one Special Focus Facility home, and shows no star rating. Its page lists every finding with dates. Read it, visit in person at odd hours, and decide with the record in front of you.
The home I’m looking at has 4 or 5 stars. Does a harm finding still matter?
Yes. Eight of the 26 homes on the table above hold 4 or 5 stars, including two with the top rating. The star rating rolls months of data into one number; a harm finding records one day somebody got hurt. Both are true at once. The home’s own page shows what its findings were actually for — that’s the part worth ten minutes of your time.
My mom is in a home in Hemet and something feels off. What should I do tonight?
Write down what you saw, with dates — bruises, weight loss, missed medications, how long call lights go unanswered. Take photos if you can do it respectfully. Then tell us or call the county ombudsman; either way the report costs nothing and can be made without your mom’s name attached at first. Five of Hemet’s seven homes have a harm finding on the current file, so trust what you’re seeing enough to check it.
Which agency should I report to — APS, the health department, or police?
It depends on what happened. Emergencies and possible crimes go to 911 or the local police. Suspected abuse or neglect of a senior goes to Adult Protective Services. Problems with the facility’s care go to the California Department of Public Health, and the county’s long-term care ombudsman can act as your advocate inside the home. If you’re not sure, tell us what happened and we’ll point you to the right door — and help you file it.
How long do I have to bring a case in California?
There’s a clock, and for most elder-abuse and neglect cases it’s short — generally two years, sometimes less depending on the facts and who ran the facility. Don’t guess from an article; tell us the dates and we’ll tell you where the clock stands. It costs nothing to ask.
Where these numbers come from
Every count on this page comes from the federal government’s own files: the CMS Provider Information file and the CMS Health Deficiencies file, both dated August 1, 2026, covering citations issued since January 1, 2024. We restate what the record says and link to the underlying file on every home’s page — read how we count, and if we got something wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it. Neighboring San Bernardino County’s record is on its own page. Statewide context lives on our California help page and the full California directory.
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