Waterman Canyon Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1971-01-01. 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 (909) 882-1215 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Waterman Canyon Post Acute holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (2★), 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 71.0/100, placing it #7836 of 14703 facilities nationally and #802 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 Waterman Canyon Post Acute receives a reported average of 3 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 15 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 11 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 30 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 40 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 43.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 3 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $1,950. 72 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 49.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Waterman Canyon Post Acute ranks 7836th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 71.0/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 802nd out of 1,162 nursing homes. In San Bernardino, it ranks 10th out of 11 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 5th of 6. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,257 nationally and RN hours rank #13,354 nationally (#1059 in CA). Our composite quality score of 71.0/100 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 San Bernardino, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/san-bernardino/