The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited December 2021 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
RIVER VALLEY CARE CENTER
LIVE OAK, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
River Valley Care Center in Live Oak, CA has a 3-star overall rating. Its inspection rating is lower at 2 stars, while staffing is 4 stars and quality measures are 5 stars; reported nurse staffing is 4.07 hours per resident per day, just below the federal benchmark of 4.1, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0745 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 6, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0745.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.74
- Nurse aides
- 2.61
- Weekend nursing
- 3.78
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
5%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.2%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
7.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to designate a physician to oversee resident care policies and coordinate medical care. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 841 — 42 CFR §483.70(g) — S/S: F
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 14 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of PACS GROUP · 279 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 95.3 residents on an average day (96% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.