CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.
A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Lancaster, California with 99 certified beds. It has been operating since 1970. Its overall CMS rating is 2 out of 5.
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBY GL LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 92% | Mar 1, 2018 |
| ELLIE LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 6% | Jul 23, 2020 |
| SIMS, JAMES | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2018 |
| CRUZ, JULIO | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 6% | Jul 23, 2020 |
| LYNCH, JOSE | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 92% | Mar 1, 2018 |
| DONOHOE, MARK | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 19, 2023 |
| LYNCH, JOSE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2018 |
| MOUSA, ATEF | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| ERETZ ANTELOPE VALLEY PROPERTIES LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Mar 19, 2018 |
| PURSUE HEALTH LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jan 3, 2022 |
| DONOHOE, MARK | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 12, 2025 |
| MOUSA, ATEF | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 12, 2025 |
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