Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Folsom Care Center
510 Mill Street, Folsom, CA 95630 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds
Folsom Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Folsom, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.76 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Folsom Care Center 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) | 4.76 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.98 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.2% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 Folsom Care Center
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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 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 · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 14, 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 · Mar 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · 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 · Jan 26, 2024 · 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 · Jan 26, 2024 · 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
- 510 Mill Street
Folsom, CA 95630 - CMS certification #
- 055173
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 77.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Folsom Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says 3 meals a day
- Kitchen 7 inspections by Sacramento County Environmental Management Department since 2023; latest PASS (May 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: Folsom Care Center
- May 13, 2026 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- Nov 5, 2025 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- Apr 8, 2025 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- Nov 14, 2024 (routine): PASS. Report
1 violation
- WAREWASHING AND SANITIZING PROCEDURES
- May 3, 2024 (routine): PASS. No violations listed. Report
- May 3, 2024 (routine): MINOR VIOLATIONS. No violations listed. Report
- Dec 5, 2023 (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 Folsom Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Hospital Of Folsom, Folsom. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fair Oaks Healthcare Center, Fair Oaks. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bellestar Home Health Care, Inc, Folsom. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95630 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Folsom, Folsom, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Orangevale Dialysis Center, Orangevale, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Folsom Dialysis, Folsom, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 47 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95630.
Centric Care Hospice, Inc, office in Folsom, 1.7 miles away, straight line
Oak Creek Hospice, LLC, office in Folsom, 1.8 miles away, straight line
American Heritage Hospice, Inc, office in Folsom, 2.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Folsom. 1.9 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Folsom Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Folsom Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Folsom Care Center staffed?
Folsom Care Center reports 4.76 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Folsom Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Folsom Care Center have?
Folsom Care Center is certified for 99 beds.