Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center
8951 Granite Hill Drive, Riverside, CA 92509 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Crystal Solorzano (10 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Riverside, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.07 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jun 20, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverside Heights 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) | 4.07 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 June 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Riverside Heights 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 20, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 20, 2021
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
- 8951 Granite Hill Drive
Riverside, CA 92509 - CMS certification #
- 555884
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 66.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-07-08
- Chain
- Crystal Solorzano (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Crystal Solorzano
Crystal Solorzano operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Crystal Solorzano facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 1 violation 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.
- May 5, 2016: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 22, 2016. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $420 proposed, $420 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Renew Health Group Riverside Heights.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $420 proposed, $420 now. To be fixed by Dec 5, 2016.
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
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario, Fontana. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverside Postacute Care, Riverside. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health Agency, Fontana. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 3.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92509 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jurupa Valley Dialysis, Jurupa Valley, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Rai - Juniper Ave - Fontana, Fontana, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Fontana, Fontana, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 188 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92509.
Pacific Valley Hospice Care, Inc, office in Ontario, 4.9 miles away, straight line
Ascendio Health Systems Inc, office in Ontario, 5.0 miles away, straight line
Advantage Health Systems, office in Riverside, 6.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Fontana. 4.5 miles away, straight line. 6 geriatric medicine doctors 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Jurupa Valley, CA, risk to homes is greater than 40% of communities in California and 80% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Riverside Heights Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverside Heights Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverside Heights Healthcare Center staffed?
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center reports 4.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Riverside Heights Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverside Heights Healthcare Center have?
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center is certified for 70 beds.