Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sierra Basin Post Acute
1001 N. Mountain Street, Carson City, NV 89703 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Prestige Care (2 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Sierra Basin Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Carson City, Nevada. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.06 hours per resident per day, above the Nevada average of 4.34. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sierra Basin Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the Nevada and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Nevada avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.06 | 4.34 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.60 | 2.37 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.7% | 46.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 9.4 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 10, 2026
What inspectors found at Sierra Basin 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Mar 12, 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 16, 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
- 1001 N. Mountain Street
Carson City, NV 89703 - CMS certification #
- 295104
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 61.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2019-06-18
- Chain
- Prestige Care (2 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Prestige Care
Prestige Care operates 2 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prestige Care 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, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sierra Basin 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We offer 24/7 skilled nursing care, an in-house rehab gym with full-time Doctors of Physical Therapy, outpatient therapy, and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Coordinated Palliative and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Social & Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
We offer 24/7 personalized healthcare services and functional support within a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility featuring private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Carson City. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ormsby Post Acute Rehabilitation, Carson City. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mission Home Health Of Carson City, Carson City. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 89703 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Carson City Dialysis Center, Carson City, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
292508 Carson City Dialysis (Dci), Carson City, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Dci Carson Tahoe, Carson City, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 89703.
Compassioncare Hospice Of Reno, office in Reno, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Renown Hospice Care, office in Reno, 18.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Summit View Hospice, LLC, office in Reno, 18.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Community Care Services LLC, Reno. 18.5 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Carson City, NV, risk to homes is greater than 86% of communities in Nevada and 98% 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. 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 |
| 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 Sierra Basin Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sierra Basin Post Acute an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sierra Basin Post Acute staffed?
Sierra Basin Post Acute reports 5.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nevada average of 4.34.
Has Sierra Basin Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sierra Basin Post Acute have?
Sierra Basin Post Acute is certified for 80 beds.