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Indian Canyon Post Acute Care Center

Registered name: Indian Canyon Post Acute

Yucca Valley, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall

Indian Canyon Post Acute Care Center has a 4 out of 5 overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.751 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.751.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.39
Licensed practical nurses
0.92
Nurse aides
2.45
Weekend nursing
3.41

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 75%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

4.3%4.9%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

1.2%0%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

8.8%9.1%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

0%3.8%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

14.7%5.2%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

4.6%4.8%No change

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

26.2%16.5%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0%No change

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

13.1%2.8%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

11.5%19.3%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.9%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.8%98.9%No change

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

71.4%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

78.9%82.1%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified health professional conducted resident assessments. Cited October 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 642 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: F

The home failed to properly assess a resident after a major change in condition. Cited December 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 637 — 42 CFR §483.20(b)(2) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to update each resident’s assessment at least every three months. Cited December 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 638 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited December 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: F

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Nov 1, 2018

Now operated by Yucca Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation, previously Sky Habor Care Center.

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of SWEETWATER CARE · 10 homes · 2.4 stars avg
Occupancy
92.2 residents on an average day (93% of 99 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 25 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.