Quick answer: Nursing home neglect in Yolo County is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code 15610.57), serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages. Document what you see, request the chart, and call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free review. Yolo County has only six nursing homes, spread across Woodland, Davis, and West Sacramento, and their quality varies. The CMS data counts one of them in the bottom two tiers, where neglect most often turns up, in the missed repositioning, the unanswered call light, the meal taken away untouched.
If your loved one was neglected in a Woodland, Davis, or West Sacramento nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free, confidential consultation. Because we once defended facilities like this one, we know where the answers are, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Nursing home records in Yolo County
Yolo County has 6 federally certified nursing facilities with 577 licensed beds. Since 1997, state inspectors have issued 60 citations against Yolo County facilities, including 10 class A citations. Facilities in the county have been assessed $228,650 in state penalties over that period.
A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result.
3 of those enforcement actions were connected to a resident's death.
One Yolo County facility currently carries the federal abuse warning icon.
The county's facilities average 3.7 of 5 stars on the federal rating system. 1 of 6 facilities holds a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Yolo County facilities have been assessed $36,181 in federal fines.
The most cited nursing homes in Yolo County
- Woodland Post-Acute (18 citations)
- Courtyard Health Care Center (13 citations)
- Cottonwood Healthcare Center (13 citations)
See every facility in the county, with its full record, in the nursing home directory.
Citation data covers July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024. Ratings and fines are current as of the CMS processing date shown above.
What the record shows across Yolo County
Neglect surfaces as the specific injuries we handle: bedsores, falls and fractures, dehydration and malnutrition, sepsis and infections, medication errors, and wandering and elopement.
In the CMS data, these are the county's nursing homes with the lowest overall CMS ratings. In Woodland, Woodland Post-Acute holds a 2 star overall rating and a 2 star health inspection rating, with a 4 star staffing rating. It carries 4.08 nursing hours per resident per day and $14,302 in federal fines across 1 federal penalty as well. River Bend Nursing Center in West Sacramento holds a 3 star overall rating and a 3 star health inspection rating, with a 3 star staffing rating. Its record also shows 4.90 nursing hours per resident per day and $21,879 in federal fines across 1 federal penalty. In Davis, Courtyard Health Care Center holds a 3 star overall rating and a 2 star health inspection rating, with a 4 star staffing rating. It carries 4.28 nursing hours per resident per day and the federal abuse warning icon as well. Countywide, 1 of 6 homes hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Review any home's full record in our Yolo County nursing home directory. For how California defines and proves neglect, see our California nursing home neglect page.
How Yolo County families can respond
Write down what you see, with dates and photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including care plans, weight logs, intake records, and repositioning sheets. File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health through Cal Health Find, or contact the Yolo County Long-Term Care Ombudsman (Agency on Aging Area 4) at (916) 376-8910, or the state crisis line at (800) 231-4024 after hours. If your loved one is in immediate danger, contact Yolo County Adult Protective Services or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
A single phone call can tell you whether you have a case. It is free and confidential. Call (888) 999-0169.
Why work with us
Michael Young and Thomas Wallin spent years defending nursing homes before switching sides. In the years since, they have recovered millions for California families in elder abuse and neglect cases. We know how understaffing hides in a chart that says "care provided" on a shift with no one to provide it, and how the staffing and inspection records expose it. As Yolo County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle neglect cases across Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, and the county and throughout California.
Talk to a Yolo County nursing home neglect lawyer today
Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We serve families throughout Yolo County and across California, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Sources and authoritative references
- CMS Care Compare, the federal nursing home rating and inspection database: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find, to look up a facility or file a complaint: https://calhealthfind.cdph.ca.gov/
- California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15600.
- Neglect defined under California law, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.57: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.57.
Frequently asked questions
How many Yolo County nursing homes have problems?
The county is small, with six homes, and the CMS data counts one of them in the bottom two tiers. You can review each home in our Yolo County nursing home directory.
What counts as nursing home neglect in California?
Neglect is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe and healthy: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, mobility, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act, serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages where it was reckless.
What should I do first if I suspect neglect?
Document what you see, request the chart in writing, and get an independent medical evaluation. Then talk to a lawyer, because the records that prove neglect are easiest to obtain early.
How many nursing homes are in Yolo County?
Yolo County has 6 federally certified nursing facilities with 577 licensed beds. Every one of them is listed in our Yolo County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
Do Yolo County nursing homes have citations for neglect?
State inspectors have issued 60 citations against Yolo County nursing homes since 1997, across the full range of care failures rather than any single one. We do not publish a citation count by injury type, because the state does not categorize them that way. Check the specific home's own record instead. Every one of them is listed in our Yolo County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
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Disclaimer: facility ratings, staffing figures, and fines above are drawn from public CMS data (medicare.gov) as of the August 2026 processing date and are reported as published. They may not reflect the most current findings, and inclusion of any facility is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. This page is attorney advertising and not legal advice.