Compiled from official CMS federal data
ALTA VISTA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE, RIVERSIDE, CA — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does ALTA VISTA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ALTA VISTA HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE (CCN 055042), in RIVERSIDE, CA, has federal inspection findings.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 7 deficiencies; the most severe is rated D — which CMS classifies as "potential for harm," a level below actual harm (risk, but no harm confirmed). The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-08-07. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 1 citation for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Jul 2021.
- 6 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
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The Federal Record
The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
32 more citations on file — Accidents & supervision 1 · Medication & pharmacy 5 · Resident rights 6 · Other citations 17 (expand)
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor 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.
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.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 4 · CMS state average: 3.2
Both figures as published by CMS.
You may be reading this record for the first time.
If something happened to someone you love at this facility, this federal record may be new to you today. The company that operates a nursing home, by contrast, is rarely seeing records like this for the first time — operators like these typically retain standing legal, risk, and insurance teams whose routine work includes records exactly like the one on this page. That is not a judgment of this facility; it is how the business is structured. Because strict time limits can apply, families often find it helps to have a qualified person review the record with them sooner rather than later.
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How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?