Overview
Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ridgecrest. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $27,716 in the past three years.
Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili is a nonprofit facility with 124 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2012. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $27,716
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.27 hrs
- Nurse aides2.73 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 11, 2012
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes