Overview
Sierra Basin Post Acute has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Nevada average of 3.3. Among the 3 nursing homes in Carson City, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 63% of nursing homes in Nevada (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 12, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Nevada average of 9.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 38% of Nevada nursing homes have been fined.
Sierra Basin Post Acute is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 65 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2019.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 32%
Top 39%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.14 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.97 hrs
- Nurse aides2.27 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 65
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 18, 2019
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes