These are the best and worst nursing homes near Sacramento, according to federal ratings
There are several factors to consider when choosing the right nursing home for you or your loved one.
Is the facility near friends and family? Is it clean? What are the perks? These are just some of the several questions that typically surface when researching long-term care facilities.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ranked 46 facilities within a 25-mile radius of Sacramento based on health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The highest-rated centers near the capital city are in Sacramento, Carmichael, Elk Grove, Folsom, Davis and Woodland.
The list, which was last updated Jan. 25, includes more than a dozen facilities flagged for resident harm or potential neglect.
Here’s a checklist, provided by the National Institute on Aging, on how to choose a nursing home:
Make a list of potential nursing homes
Decide which amenities are important to you
Meet both the facility and nursing directors and ask questions
Visit the facility again without calling ahead
Get a second opinion of the nursing home from a healthcare provider
Carefully read the contract
Here are the best and worst nursing homes within 25 miles of Sacramento, according to the U.S. Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, listed in order from highest rating to lowest rating.
Five-star nursing homes near Sacramento
The following nursing homes have a five-star rating, which means the facilitates are “much above average.” Here’s the list:
University Post-Acute Rehab | 2120 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento Woodside Healthcare Center | 2240 Northrop Ave., Sacramento Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven | 455 Florin Road, Sacramento Acc Care Center | 7801 Rush River Drive., Sacramento College Oak Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 4635 College Oak Drive, Sacramento Mountain Manor Senior Residence | 6101 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael American River Center | 3900 Garfield Ave., Carmichael Eskaton Village Care Center | 3939 Walnut Ave., Carmichael Eskaton Care Center Manzanita | 5318 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael Windsor Elk Grove Care Rehabilitation Center | 9461 Batey Ave., Elk Grove University Retirement Community | 1515 Shasta Drive, Davis Woodland Skilled Nursing Facility | 678 Third St., Woodland Folsom Care Center | 510 Mill St., Folsom
Four-star nursing homes near Sacramento
The following nursing homes have a four-star rating, which means the facilitates are “above average.” Here’s the list:
Pioneer House | 415 P St., Sacramento
McKinley Park Care Center | 3700 H St., Sacramento
Sacramento Post-Acute | 5255 Hemlock St., Sacramento
Manorcare Health Services - Citrus Heights | 7807 Uplands Way, Citrus Heights
Pine Creek Care Center | 1139 Cirby Way, Roseville
Oak Ridge Healthcare Center | 310 Oak Ridge Drive, Roseville
Three-star nursing homes near Sacramento
The following nursing homes have a three-star rating, which means the facilitates are “average.”
Half of centers, which are marked with an asterisk (*), have recently been flagged for resident harm or potential abuse.
Here’s the list:
Saylor Lane Healthcare Center | 3500 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
Sherwood Healthcare Center | 4700 Elvas Ave., Sacramento
Gramercy Court | 2200 Gramercy Drive., Sacramento
Eskaton Care Center Fair Oaks | 11300 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks
Cottonwood Health Care Center | 625 Cottonwood St., Woodland
Asbury Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 2257 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento*
Norwood Pines Alzheimers Center | 500 Jessie Ave., Sacramento*
Windsor Care Center of Sacramento | 501 Jessie Ave., Sacramento*
River Pointe Post-Acute | 6041 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael*
Roseville Care Center | 1161 Cirby Way, Roseville*
Two-star nursing homes near Sacramento
The following nursing homes have a two-star rating, which means the facilitates are “below average.”
More than half of centers, which are marked with an asterisk (*), have recently been flagged for resident harm or potential abuse. Here’s the list:
Double Tree Post Acute Care Center | 7400 24th St., Sacramento
Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center | 3630 Mission Ave., Carmichael
Bruceville Terrace | 8151 Bruceville Road, Sacramento
Windsor El Camino Care Center | 2540 Carmichael Way, Carmichael
Roseville Point Health & Wellness Center | 600 Sunrise Ave., Roseville
Lincoln Meadows Care Center | 1550 Third St., Lincoln
Mid-Town Oaks Post-Acute | 2600 L St., Sacramento*
River Bend Nursing Center | 2215 Oakmont Way, West Sacramento*
Applewood Post Acute | 1090 Rio Lane, Sacramento*
Capital Transitional Care | 6821 24th St., Sacramento*
Whitney Oaks Care Center | 3529 Walnut Ave., Carmichael*
Casa Coloma Health Care Center | 10410 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova*
Courtyard Health Care Center | 1850 East 8th St., Davis*
Alderson Convalescent Hospital | 124 Walnut St., Woodland*
One-star nursing homes near Sacramento
The following nursing homes have a one-star rating, which means the facilitates are “much below average.”
More than half of centers, which are marked with an asterisk (*), have recently been flagged for resident harm or potential abuse. Here’s the list:
Briarwood Post Acute | 5901 Lemon Hill Ave., Sacramento
Arden Post Acute Rehab | 3400 Alta Arden Expressway, Sacramento*
City Creek Post Acute | 6248 66th Ave., Sacramento*
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