Skilled nursing · LANCASTER, CA

Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC

1642 WEST AVENUE J, LANCASTER, CA 93534

99 bedsFor profit - Limited Liability company
7.4Clarity

▲ 0.5 since Jun

Score history
Oct 20267.4
Sep 20267.4
Aug 20267.4▲ 0.5
Jul 20266.9
Jun 20266.9

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026

The record on Desert Canyon Post Acute cuts both ways. On one side, staff turnover is roughly half the U.S. rate. On the other, CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall and 1 for the health inspection that drives it, and registered-nurse time runs well below the national average. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Health inspection★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★★★ 5 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
30 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 5 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
25.3%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
8.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
14.2%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is better

This home
0.4%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile2

CA does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Reads like care — the pattern checks come back clean.

  • Clean accountability record. There are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC?
Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC been cited for resident harm?
Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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