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Orchard Post Acute Care

Registered name: Vacaville Ranch Post Acute

Vacaville, CA · Medicare-certified · 87 beds

In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall

4 out of 5 stars overall. Orchard Post Acute Care in Vacaville has 4-star health inspections, 3-star staffing and quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.51 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations involving food handling, garbage disposal, and resident rights.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.5119 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: August 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5119.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.78
Licensed practical nurses
0.94
Nurse aides
2.80
Weekend nursing
3.96

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 57%
Registered nurse turnover: 74%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

5%15.2%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.2%0%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.1%6%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

6.5%0%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

3.7%5.9%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

4.3%0%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

0%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

7.4%2.9%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0.8%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

14.9%6.1%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%8.8%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%100%No change

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99.4%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%83.4%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 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 properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F

The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 7 fines · $127,689 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Feb 20, 2024

    $4,938
  • Federal fine

    Feb 9, 2024

    $94,169
  • Federal fine

    Jan 2, 2024

    $4,587
  • Federal fine

    Dec 11, 2023

    $11,645
  • Federal fine

    Oct 17, 2023

    $3,176
  • Federal fine

    Oct 10, 2023

    $2,823
  • Federal fine

    Sep 18, 2023

    $6,351

Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Feb 1, 2023

Now operated by Vacaville Ranch Post Acute, previously Orchard Post Acute Care.

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
68.7 residents on an average day (79% of 87 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 45 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.