Overview
Apple Valley Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Apple Valley. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 85% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,021 in the past three years.
Apple Valley Care Center is a for-profit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 91 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 14%
Top 21%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,021
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.05 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.45 hrs
- Nurse aides2.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 91
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 26, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes