75.5/100
Above average
Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf
41870 Garstin Rd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
- Certified beds
- 21
- Occupancy
- 96%
- Ownership
- Government
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Nursing staff turnover of 63%
High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.
Our read on Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf
The staffing numbers at Bear Valley are genuinely unusual, 6.62 nurse hours per resident per day is roughly 71% above what the typical American nursing home provides, and that shows up in the four-out-of-five staffing rating. But weekends drop about 18% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the care your family member gets on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. There's a real tension in the rest of the record. The inspection rating is strong and the most recent visit was in May 2025, yet 29 deficiencies sit on the current record, one of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. Staff turnover is 63%, well above the national 45.8%, with only 21 beds under hospital district ownership, that churn is worth asking about directly.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
25.5/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →7.48 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.74 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 18% against weekdays
Staff stability
5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →63% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 4, 2026 (5 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf
What is the ElderGrade for Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf? +
Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf holds an ElderGrade of B (75.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf? +
Residents receive an average of 6.62 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Bear Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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