Nursing home
Citrus Heights Post Acute
7807 Uplands Way, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 162 certified beds
Citrus Heights Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Citrus Heights, California. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Citrus Heights Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.25 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.87 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Citrus Heights Post Acute
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 7807 Uplands Way
Citrus Heights, CA 95610 - CMS certification #
- 555337
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 162
- Avg residents/day
- 155.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-01-01
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Citrus Heights Post Acute using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, behavioral support
- Kitchen 7 inspections by Sacramento County Environmental Management Department since 2024; latest PASS (September 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Sacramento County Environmental Management Department: Citrus Heights Post Acute
- Sep 10, 2026 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- Feb 18, 2026 (routine): PASS. Report
1 violation
- WAREWASHING AND SANITIZING PROCEDURES
- Sep 19, 2025 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- Sep 15, 2025 (attempted - unable to inspect): NOT APPLICABLE. No violations listed. Report
- Jan 10, 2025 (routine): PASS. Report
1 violation
- HANDWASHING FACILITIES
- May 8, 2024 (routine): PASS. Report
1 violation
- HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
- May 8, 2024 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Pass (green): No major violations, or they were corrected during the inspection. Conditional Pass (yellow): Major violations found; a follow-up inspection is required. Closed (red): Closed for an imminent health hazard.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Citrus Heights Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Under the watchful guidance of our onsite Medical Director and Director of Nursing, our 24 hour nursing staff follow an individual care plan created for each patient.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Our palliative care, hospice services, and social services help residents and families navigate healthcare needs along with support services like transportation assistance and service coordination.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers behavioral support.
At Citrus Heights Post Acute, we take our excellent level of care to a whole new level with specialized services like hospice care, a comprehensive behavioral health unit, dietary programs to meet any unique nutritional needs for our residents, and a wide range of social services and resources catered to the overall we...
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Our palliative care, hospice services, and social services help residents and families navigate healthcare needs along with support services like transportation assistance and service coordination.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fair Oaks Healthcare Center, Fair Oaks. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Truemed Sacramento, Fair Oaks. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95610 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita American River Dialysis, Carmichael, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Antelope Dialysis Center, Citrus Heights, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Manzanita Dialysis Center, Carmichael, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 42 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95610.
A1 Healthcare, office in Fair Oaks, 0.8 miles away, straight line
First Call Hospice, office in Citrus Heights, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
True Care Hospice Of Northern California, Inc, office in Citrus Heights, 2.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- All Inclusive Medical Services Inc, Carmichael. 2.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Sacramento County Environmental Management Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Citrus Heights Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Citrus Heights Post Acute an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Citrus Heights Post Acute staffed?
Citrus Heights Post Acute reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Citrus Heights Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Citrus Heights Post Acute have?
Citrus Heights Post Acute is certified for 162 beds.