Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1986-04-15. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (530) 279-6111 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 81.8/100, placing it #2893 of 14703 facilities nationally and #371 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 17 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $68,240. 5 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 33.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P Snf ranks 2893rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 81.8/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 371st out of 1,162 nursing homes. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #355 nationally and RN hours rank #621 nationally (#65 in CA). Our composite quality score of 81.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Cedarville, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/cedarville/