Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Red Bluff Health Care Center
555 Luther Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Pratap Poddatoori (6 facilities) · 58 certified beds
Red Bluff Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Red Bluff, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.89 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jan 10, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 13 fines totaling $54,692In CMS records: 13 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Red Bluff Health 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) | 3.89 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.31 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 13 fines totaling $54,692, 13 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Red Bluff Health 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · 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 23, 2026 · 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 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 10, 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
- 555 Luther Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080 - CMS certification #
- 056274
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 58
- Avg residents/day
- 50.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-05-10
- Chain
- Pratap Poddatoori (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Pratap Poddatoori
Pratap Poddatoori operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pratap Poddatoori facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Red Bluff Health 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.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 21, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 26, 2020. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $640 proposed, $640 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Red Bluff Senior Living.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.12(a). Penalty $165 proposed, $165 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2500.8(a)(1). Penalty $250 proposed, $250 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5142(B)(2). Penalty $225 proposed, $225 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Medical Center Redding, Redding. 29.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Shasta View Care Center, Red Bluff. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St. Elizabeth Comm Hosp Hha, Red Bluff. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 96080 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Red Bluff Dialysis Center, Red Bluff, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 96080.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Seema Rao, MD, Ukiah. 88.0 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Red Bluff, CA, risk to homes is greater than 68% of communities in California and 93% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Red Bluff Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Red Bluff Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Red Bluff Health Care Center staffed?
Red Bluff Health Care Center reports 3.89 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Red Bluff Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Red Bluff Health Care Center have?
Red Bluff Health Care Center is certified for 58 beds.