Joshua Tree Post Acute
8515 Cholla Ave, Yucca Valley, CA, 92284
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Sweetwater Care
- Certified beds
- 47 · avg 54 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.4% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 62.5% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $33,751 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555772
- Certified beds
- 47 beds · avg 54 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sweetwater Yv Cholla Opco Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Sweetwater Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Sweetwater Care chain — 10 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Aaron Chesley
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2018
- Ajc Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2018
- James b Gamett
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2018
- Jbg Partners Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2018
- Sweetwater Care Opco Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2018
- Travis Jennings
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2018
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 24)
- F0908·Nov 13, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0842·Nov 13, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0803·Nov 13, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0761·Nov 13, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0644·Nov 13, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0628·Nov 13, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0584·Nov 13, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- E0578·Nov 13, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20232 fines · $34K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Oct 17, 2023Fine · $9,527
- Oct 6, 2023Payment denial · 11 days · starting Nov 9, 2023
- Oct 6, 2023Fine · $24K
Largest single fine on record: $24K.
Fire-safety citations
22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 13, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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