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Apple Valley Care Center
Apple Valley, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Apple Valley Care Center
Apple Valley Care Center is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in Apple Valley, CA with 99 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
99 residents
Location
Apple Valley, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
11959 Apple Valley Rd, Apple Valley, California 92308
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 51 minutes with each resident a day, above the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare fined Apple Valley Care Center once in the last three years, $8,021 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 51 minutesAbove the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 34 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 35% |
Inspections
13 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 12, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 30, 2026
January 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 30, 2026
December 18, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 16, 2026
November 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 1, 2025
June 9, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 19, 2025
January 30, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 14, 2025
October 17, 2024 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 15, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 15, 2024Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 15, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 15, 2024
June 28, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2024Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 7, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $8,021 in the last three years.
- January 17, 2024Fine: $8,021
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Jess Ranch Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 92
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- September 26, 1991
- Part of a chain
- Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth, 19 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 555476
Location
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11959 Apple Valley RdApple Valley, CA 92308
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Questions about Apple Valley Care Center
How did Apple Valley Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 18, 2025 and cited 4 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Apple Valley Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 51 minutes with each resident per day, including 34 minutes from registered nurses. 35% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Apple Valley Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Apple Valley Care Center once in the last three years, totaling $8,021.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.