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Ridgeway 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.

What the public record shows

If you are looking into Ridgeway Post Acute in Petaluma, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 7 citations in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA.

CMS overall rating 1 of 5 Health inspections 1 of 5
Nursing hours per resident per day 4.10 Compared with the California average below
California state citations 42 $236,800 in penalties
Federal fines $32,280 3 federal fines
CMS overall rating
CMS overall rating: 1 out of 5 star.
Nursing hours per resident per day, against the California average
This facility reports 4.10 nursing hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.52.
California state citations by year
California state citations by year, between 2000 and 2022: 42 citations on record, including 1 class AA and 6 class A and 35 class B.

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 1 of 5.
  • California state citations: 42 on record, including 1 class AA, 6 class A, and 35 class B, with $236,800 in assessed penalties.
  • Staffing: 4.10 nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 42.9%.
  • Most recent standard inspection: 14 deficiencies cited on September 27, 2024. The most recent inspection since then was on June 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
  • Federal enforcement: 3 federal fines totaling $32,280 in the reported period.
  • Ownership: Petaluma SNF Healthcare, LLC, for-profit, part of Pacs Group (274 facilities nationally).
Entrance of a California skilled nursing facility on a clear morning. Illustration on the page for Ridgeway Post Acute in Petaluma, California.
Illustration. Not a photograph of Ridgeway Post Acute.

Ridgeway Post Acute ratings and staffing

Ridgeway Post Acute is located at 523 Hayes Lane in Petaluma, Sonoma County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Petaluma SNF Healthcare, LLC, part of Pacs Group, with 79 certified beds and an average of 74.6 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 Ridgeway Post Acute, those scores are: health inspections 1 of 5, staffing 3 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5.

Staffing. Ridgeway Post Acute reports 4.10 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.41 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 36.4% 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.

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.

CMS overall rating 1 of 5 Sonoma County average 3.50 of 5 across 18 rated homes. California average 3.16 of 5 across 1,154 rated homes
Nursing hours per resident per day 4.10 Sonoma County average 4.66. California average 4.52
Federal fines $32,280 Sonoma County average $24,729 per home. California average $24,666 per home

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 Sonoma County with a higher CMS overall rating

CMS rates each of these homes above Ridgeway 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.

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.

June 18, 2026, complaint inspection

1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

  • F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (scope and severity E)

December 16, 2025, complaint inspection

2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities and provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  • F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
  • F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (scope and severity D)

August 8, 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 D)

June 16, 2025, complaint inspection

1 deficiency 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.

  • F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)

June 3, 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 D)

April 16, 2025, complaint inspection

3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate foot care, provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable, and provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

  • F0687Provide appropriate foot care. (scope and severity G)
  • F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (scope and severity D)
  • F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (scope and severity D)

March 12, 2025, complaint inspection

2 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 and 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.

  • F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity E)
  • F0585Honor 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. (scope and severity E)

January 22, 2025, 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)

September 27, 2024, standard inspection

14 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, honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights, and honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

  • F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
  • F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity E)
  • F0565Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (scope and severity E)
  • F0577Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (scope and severity E)
  • 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)
  • F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity E)
  • F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity E)
  • 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 E)
  • 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)
  • F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity E)
  • F0813Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. (scope and severity E)
  • F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (scope and severity E)
  • F0908Keep all essential equipment working safely. (scope and severity E)
  • 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)

August 13, 2024, complaint inspection

3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments, ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality, and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (scope and severity G)
  • F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity G)
  • F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)

February 1, 2024, complaint inspection

3 deficiencies 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, develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals, and ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity E)
  • F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (scope and severity E)
  • F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity E)

November 21, 2023, complaint inspection

3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights, notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave, and permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

  • F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (scope and severity D)
  • F0625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (scope and severity D)
  • F0626Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. (scope and severity D)

November 20, 2023, 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)

August 12, 2022, standard inspection

19 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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, 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 ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

  • 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 F)
  • 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 F)
  • F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity F)
  • F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
  • F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity F)
  • F0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (scope and severity E)
  • F0574The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. (scope and severity E)
  • F0585Honor 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. (scope and severity E)
  • F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity E)
  • F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity E)
  • F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (scope and severity E)
  • F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity E)
  • F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity E)
  • F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
  • F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (scope and severity D)
  • F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
  • F0687Provide appropriate foot care. (scope and severity D)
  • F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (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)

July 12, 2019, standard inspection

2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor 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 and provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • 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)
  • F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (scope and severity B)

Penalties. Over the reported period, Ridgeway Post Acute received 3 federal fines totaling $32,280. 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 42 citations against Ridgeway Post Acute between March 9, 2000 and February 28, 2022: 1 class AA, 6 class A, and 35 class B, with $236,800 in assessed penalties. 2 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.

  • February 28, 2022, class B, Patient Rights. $2,000 penalty.
  • October 20, 2021, class B, Problem Transfer. $2,000 penalty.
  • June 15, 2021, class B, Problem Transfer. $2,000 penalty.
  • March 23, 2016, class B, Patient Rights. $2,000 penalty. Appealed.
  • August 3, 2011, class B, Patient Rights. $1,000 penalty.
  • January 19, 2011, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty. Appealed.
  • February 11, 2010, class A, Patient Care. $18,000 penalty.
  • January 12, 2010, class B, Administration. $1,000 penalty.
  • September 2, 2009, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty. Appealed.
  • April 23, 2009, class B, Patient Care. $800 penalty.
  • December 19, 2007, class B, Patient Care. $800 penalty.
  • December 19, 2007, class B, Other. $800 penalty.

and 30 earlier citations, in the CDPH record linked under Sources.

Across Sonoma County's 18 certified facilities, the average is about 16.8 state citations per facility. Ridgeway Post Acute's 42 is above 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 Petaluma

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See every facility in the Sonoma County nursing home directory.

Other nursing homes in Sonoma County

These are other nursing homes in Sonoma County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for Ridgeway 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.

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.

Couple reading a nursing home inspection report together at home. Illustration on the page for Ridgeway Post Acute in Petaluma, California.
Couple reading a nursing home inspection report together at home

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 Ridgeway 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 Sonoma 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. Sonoma County's ombudsman program can be reached at (707) 526-4108. 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 Ridgeway Post Acute is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:

Nursing home abuse claims in Sonoma County

If a loved one was harmed at Ridgeway Post Acute, these pages explain how Sonoma County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:

You can also compare every home in the Sonoma County nursing home directory.

Are There Lawsuits Against Ridgeway Post Acute?

This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for Ridgeway 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 Sonoma County are searchable through the Sonoma County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ridgeway Post Acute an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 1 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 42 state citations against the facility, including 7 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 Ridgeway 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 Sonoma 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 Ridgeway Post Acute been fined or cited for serious violations?
Public records show 3 federal fines totaling $32,280 and 42 California state citations with $236,800 in state penalties, including 1 class AA citation.
How many state citations does Ridgeway Post Acute have?
The California Department of Public Health has issued 42 citations against Ridgeway Post Acute in Petaluma between March 9, 2000 and February 28, 2022: 1 class AA, 6 class A, and 35 class B, with $236,800 in assessed penalties.
How do I report a problem at Ridgeway Post Acute?
File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Sonoma County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (707) 526-4108. 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 Ridgeway Post Acute, talk to our Sonoma County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Petaluma 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: Ridgeway Post Acute provider record, CCN 555703. 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: Ridgeway Post Acute state license record, FACID 010000005, license 10000010.
  • 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 Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Post Acute, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.

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