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The Grove Care and Wellness

Nursing home in Riverside, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
3401 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501
Phone
(951) 686-8202
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
555613
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
38
Average residents per day
36
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Empirecare Health Associates LLC
Chain
The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 30, 1994
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 555613. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 30, 2025. CMS lists 24 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 4, 2022 to Apr 9, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 9, 2026Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 9, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 25, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 17, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 13, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 24. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.53 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.48 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.55 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.02 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
46%
RN turnover (yearly)
67%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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