Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center
4580 Palm Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Riverside, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.63 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Nov 6, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.25 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.55 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.6% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 6, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4580 Palm Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501 - CMS certification #
- 05A263
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 113.9
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-05-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 28, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jan 27, 2020. 4 violations cited (1 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $6,030 proposed, $4,425 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Riverside Sanitarium, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.16(c). Penalty $185 proposed, $150 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $280 proposed, $225 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $5,060 proposed, $4,050 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $505 proposed, $0 now. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Community Care on Palm, Riverside. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bethany Home Care, Riverside. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Riverside Dialysis Center, Riverside, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Tricity Riverside Dialysis, Riverside, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Jurupa Valley Dialysis, Jurupa Valley, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 92 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92501.
Inland Valley Hospice, office in Riverside, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Advantage Health Systems, office in Riverside, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Inland Hospice Care, office in Riverside, 2.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Regents Of The University Of California, Riverside. 1.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center staffed?
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center reports 2.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center have?
Riverside Behavioral Healthcare Center is certified for 120 beds.