Colusa Medical Center - SNF Complaints, Violations and Inspection Records
Data current as of the August 2026 CMS Care Compare release and the CDPH state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024. State citation records cover July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
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What the public record shows
If you are looking into Colusa Medical Center - SNF in Colusa, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. Federal and state inspectors publish what they find.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 4 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 5 of 5.
- California state citations: 0 on record. No state citations in the reviewed period.
- Staffing: 4.03 nursing hours per resident per day. Registered nurse turnover not reported.
- Most recent standard inspection: 2 deficiencies cited on April 4, 2025. The most recent inspection since then was on May 28, 2025: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
- Federal enforcement: 1 federal fine totaling $4,558 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Colusa Medical Center, LLC, for-profit.
Colusa Medical Center - SNF ratings and staffing
Colusa Medical Center - SNF is located at 199 E Webster Street in Colusa, Colusa County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Colusa Medical Center, LLC, with 6 certified beds and an average of 7 residents a day. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS rates every certified nursing home in three separate categories, and the overall star is a blend of them:
- Health inspections, based on what state surveyors observe in person during unannounced visits. Weight this one most heavily, because it does not rely on data the facility reports about itself.
- Staffing, drawn from payroll-based records of how much nursing time each resident actually receives.
- Quality measures, built largely from data the facility submits. Read a high score here with more caution than the other two.
For Colusa Medical Center - SNF, those scores are: health inspections 5 of 5, staffing 1 of 5, quality measures not reported.
Staffing. Colusa Medical Center - SNF reports 4.03 total nursing hours per resident per day. Its registered nurse hours are not reported. Registered nurses supervise aides, catch medication errors before they reach a resident, and notice when a person's condition is changing. Staffing is the single number that most reliably predicts whether a facility catches a problem early or lets it become a crisis.
How this home compares in the public record
CMS publishes each home's star rating and its payroll-based staffing hours, and it publishes the federal fines it has imposed. The county and California figures beside each number are the averages across those same published records.
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Federal inspection findings and penalties
Scope and severity A to C means no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. Scope and severity D to F means no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm. Scope and severity G to I means actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy. Scope and severity J to L means immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
May 28, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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.
- F0584Honor 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. (scope and severity E)
April 4, 2025, standard inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis and develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (scope and severity F)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
March 21, 2024, standard inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for electronically submit to cms complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data, make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public, and procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (scope and severity F)
- F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (scope and severity E)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity D)
November 4, 2021, standard inspection
8 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures, develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, and honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (scope and severity F)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0584Honor 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (scope and severity D)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity D)
- F0868Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. Over the reported period, Colusa Medical Center - SNF received 1 federal fine totaling $4,558. Fines are imposed when a facility is cited for a serious violation or fails to correct a prior deficiency in time.
California state citations
California inspects and cites nursing homes separately from the federal government. The Department of Public Health issues three classes of citation. A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. 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. A class B citation is a violation the Department determined had a direct or immediate relationship to residents' health, safety or security, other than a class AA or A violation.
CDPH records show no state citations for Colusa Medical Center - SNF in the reviewed period (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024).
Other nursing homes in Colusa
Families comparing options in Colusa often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Almond View Care Center, 3 stars, 2 state citations (in Colusa County)
See every facility in the Colusa County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Colusa County
These are other nursing homes in Colusa County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for Colusa Medical Center - SNF. The public record gives a street address but no coordinates, so distance is not measured; homes in the same ZIP code appear first. No rating or inspection figure is used to order this list.
- Almond View Care Center, Williams
This list is drawn from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). It is ordered by location only and is not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
What to do if you are worried about care at this facility
You will usually notice something is wrong before anyone official does, and you do not need proof before you act. If you are concerned about care at Colusa Medical Center - SNF, you can take these steps:
Write down what you see. Note dates, times, and specific concerns, and photograph anything relevant. A clear, contemporaneous record matters if an investigation follows.
File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health. CDPH licenses and inspects skilled nursing facilities and investigates complaints, and a serious complaint can trigger an on-site inspection. You can file online through CDPH's Cal Health Find system, which routes your complaint to the Colusa County licensing district office.
Contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The ombudsman is a free advocate who will visit your loved one, look into your concerns, and press the facility on their behalf. Colusa County's ombudsman program can be reached at (530) 898-5923. This is often the fastest first step when the issue is care quality rather than an emergency.
For the full walkthrough, see How to report nursing home abuse in California.
Injuries that most often signal neglect
The injuries below are the ones most often at issue in California nursing home cases. Any one of them at Colusa Medical Center - SNF is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers, especially a wound that reached stage 3 or 4
- Falls and fractures in a resident who was supposed to be supervised
- Wandering and elopement from a building that was not secured
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Sepsis and untreated infections
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death, when neglect contributed to a resident's passing
Nursing home abuse claims in Colusa County
If a loved one was harmed at Colusa Medical Center - SNF, these pages explain how Colusa County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Colusa County bedsore lawyer
- Colusa County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Colusa County nursing home fall lawyer
- Colusa County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Colusa County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against Colusa Medical Center - SNF?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for Colusa Medical Center - SNF. Those records are separate from civil lawsuits: a government citation is not a lawsuit, and a facility can be sued without ever being cited. This site does not track civil court filings. Civil cases against California skilled nursing facilities are usually filed in the Superior Court of the county where the facility is located; records for Colusa County are held by the Colusa County Superior Court, listed in the California courts' Find My Court directory. If your family member was injured at Colusa Medical Center - SNF, the records that matter most are usually the resident's own: nursing notes, care plans, fall-risk assessments, wound records, medication administration records, physician orders and incident reports. Talk to us about what happened.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Colusa Medical Center - SNF a good nursing home?
- CMS gives Colusa Medical Center - SNF an overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 5 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. A rating is a starting point, not a verdict. Read it alongside the inspection dates and what you see for yourself.
- What should I do if my loved one was injured at Colusa Medical Center - SNF?
- Document the injury with dated photos, request the care plan and treatment records, and report your concern to the California Department of Public Health and the Colusa County Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If the injury is serious, such as a bedsore, a fall, or an untreated infection, you can also speak with a nursing home attorney about whether you have a claim.
- Has Colusa Medical Center - SNF been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 1 federal fine totaling $4,558.
- How many state citations does Colusa Medical Center - SNF have?
- CDPH records show no state citations against Colusa Medical Center - SNF for the period July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
- How do I report a problem at Colusa Medical Center - SNF?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Colusa County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (530) 898-5923. In an emergency, call Adult Protective Services or 911.
If your loved one was harmed
We came to this work from the other side. We spent years defending nursing homes, which means we know how a facility builds a file to protect itself and where the gaps in that file tend to be. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15600 to 15675), a family that proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that neglect was committed with recklessness, oppression, fraud or malice can recover remedies beyond an ordinary injury claim, including attorney's fees (section 15657).
If your loved one was harmed at Colusa Medical Center - SNF, talk to our Colusa County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Colusa and across California. The consultation is free and confidential, we are available around the clock, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare: Colusa Medical Center - SNF provider record, CCN 555909. Ratings, staffing, and federal deficiency data processed August 1, 2026.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Penalties, and Health Deficiencies datasets.
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find: Colusa Medical Center - SNF state license record, FACID 230000259, license 230000149.
- California Department of Public Health, Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions dataset (CHHS Open Data), citations July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer
The inspection data, ratings, citations, staffing figures, and ownership information on this page come from public sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (medicare.gov) and the California Department of Public Health. This information is reported as published by those sources and may not reflect the most current findings or conditions at the facility. Deficiencies and citations listed may have been corrected or appealed since the date shown. Inclusion of Colusa Medical Center - SNF in this directory is not a statement, allegation, or suggestion that the facility has committed abuse, neglect, or any wrongdoing. This page is attorney advertising and an information resource. It is not legal advice, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Young & Wallin is not affiliated with Colusa Medical Center - SNF, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.