Overview
River City Post Acute has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 8th of 8 nursing homes in Carmichael. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 96% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 6, 2026, found 37 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 18 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
River City Post Acute is a for-profit facility with 178 certified beds, caring for about 164 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 37
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 18
- 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 staff3.72 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.81 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 178
- Average residents per day
- 164
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes