River Pointe Post-Acute 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 River Pointe Post-Acute in Carmichael, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 3 citations in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 1 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 2 of 5.
- California state citations: 11 on record, including 1 class AA, 2 class A, and 8 class B, with $80,000 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: not reported nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 14.3%.
- Most recent standard inspection: 9 deficiencies cited on March 12, 2026. The most recent inspection since then was on May 19, 2026: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
- Federal enforcement: 1 federal fine totaling $9,870 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Danube River Holdings LLC, for-profit, part of Links Healthcare Group (32 facilities nationally).
River Pointe Post-Acute ratings and staffing
River Pointe Post-Acute is located at 6041 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, Sacramento County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Danube River Holdings LLC, part of Links Healthcare Group, with 112 certified beds and an average of 106.3 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 River Pointe Post-Acute, those scores are: health inspections 2 of 5, staffing 1 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5.
Staffing. River Pointe Post-Acute reports no total nursing hours per resident per day in the current federal data. Over the reporting year, 44.1% of the nursing staff left. 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.
Abuse warning. CMS currently flags River Pointe Post-Acute with its abuse icon, which marks facilities cited for abuse that led to harm, or for repeat abuse findings, in recent inspection cycles.
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.
Homes in Sacramento County with a higher CMS overall rating
CMS rates each of these homes above River Pointe Post-Acute on the overall star rating it publishes. The rating is one measure of a facility's record, and each page below carries that home's own inspection findings, staffing hours and citation history.
- Manzanita Healthcare Center, Carmichael: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Advanced Health Care of Sacramento, Sacramento: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- University Post-Acute Rehab, Sacramento: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Sherwood Healthcare Center, Sacramento: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- City Creek Post Acute, Sacramento: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
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 19, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
April 23, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
March 12, 2026, standard inspection
9 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential, ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident, and procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (scope and severity E)
- F0803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (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 E)
- F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (scope and severity D)
- F0640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0806Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
- F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (scope and severity D)
February 19, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
February 12, 2026, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money and provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (scope and severity G)
- F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (scope and severity D)
December 29, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- F0806Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. (scope and severity D)
December 19, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs and 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.
- F0675Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
December 18, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents and make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
- F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (scope and severity D)
December 4, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity G)
August 12, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
July 22, 2025, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program, ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being, and 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.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (scope and severity D)
- F0887Educate 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. (scope and severity D)
May 21, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
February 7, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity D)
December 5, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
November 8, 2024, standard inspection
13 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, dispose of garbage and refuse properly, and employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (scope and severity F)
- F0801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. (scope and severity E)
- F0802Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. (scope and severity E)
- F0803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (scope and severity E)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
- F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (scope and severity D)
- F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
- F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (scope and severity D)
October 28, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights, provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals, and make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (scope and severity D)
June 5, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident and safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity D)
November 20, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity E)
October 12, 2023, standard inspection
5 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights, create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted, and ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity E)
- F0655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (scope and severity D)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. Over the reported period, River Pointe Post-Acute received 1 federal fine totaling $9,870. 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.
State records show 11 citations against River Pointe Post-Acute between May 24, 2005 and November 13, 2013: 1 class AA, 2 class A, and 8 class B, with $80,000 in assessed penalties. 1 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.
- November 13, 2013, class AA, Medication. $50,000 penalty. Appealed. Death-related.
- October 23, 2013, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty.
- December 20, 2012, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty.
- June 20, 2011, class B, Problem Transfer. $1,400 penalty.
- September 8, 2010, class A, Patient Care. $13,000 penalty. Appealed.
- September 8, 2010, class B, Patient Care. $600 penalty. Appealed.
- November 30, 2007, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $1,000 penalty.
- March 29, 2007, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty.
- March 29, 2007, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty.
- November 4, 2005, class A, Medication. $9,000 penalty. Appealed.
- May 24, 2005, class B, Administration. $1,000 penalty.
Across Sacramento County's 37 certified facilities, the average is about 12.9 state citations per facility. River Pointe Post-Acute's 11 is close to that average.
A citation marked "Appealed." is under appeal, so it is not a final determination. A citation records a determination by state surveyors. A citation does not by itself establish that any particular resident was injured or that the facility is liable to anyone.
Other nursing homes in Carmichael
Families comparing options in Carmichael often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- River City Post Acute, 1 star, 22 state citations
- Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center, 3 stars, 5 state citations
- Whitney Oaks Care Center, 3 stars, 25 state citations
- American River Center, 4 stars, 8 state citations
- Manzanita Healthcare Center, 5 stars, 8 state citations
See every facility in the Sacramento County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Sacramento County
These are other nursing homes in Sacramento County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for River Pointe Post-Acute. 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.
- American River Center, Carmichael
- Eskaton Village Care Center, Carmichael
- Manzanita Healthcare Center, Carmichael
- Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center, Carmichael
- Mountain Manor Senior Residence, Carmichael
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 River Pointe Post-Acute, 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 Sacramento 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. Sacramento County's ombudsman program can be reached at (916) 376-8910. 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 River Pointe Post-Acute 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 Sacramento County
If a loved one was harmed at River Pointe Post-Acute, these pages explain how Sacramento County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Sacramento County bedsore lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home fall lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home sepsis lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home dehydration and malnutrition lawyer
- Sacramento County nursing home medication error lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Sacramento County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against River Pointe Post-Acute?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for River Pointe Post-Acute. 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 Sacramento County are searchable through the Sacramento County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at River Pointe Post-Acute, 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 River Pointe Post-Acute a good nursing home?
- CMS gives River Pointe Post-Acute an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 2 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 11 state citations against the facility, including 3 in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA. 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 River Pointe Post-Acute?
- 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 Sacramento 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 River Pointe Post-Acute been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 1 federal fine totaling $9,870 and 11 California state citations with $80,000 in state penalties, including 1 class AA citation.
- How many state citations does River Pointe Post-Acute have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 11 citations against River Pointe Post-Acute in Carmichael between May 24, 2005 and November 13, 2013: 1 class AA, 2 class A, and 8 class B, with $80,000 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at River Pointe Post-Acute?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Sacramento County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (916) 376-8910. 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 River Pointe Post-Acute, talk to our Sacramento County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Carmichael 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: River Pointe Post-Acute provider record, CCN 056101. 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: River Pointe Post-Acute state license record, FACID 030000076, license 30000177.
- 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 River Pointe Post-Acute 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 River Pointe Post-Acute, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.