University Retirement Community at Davis 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 University Retirement Community at Davis in Davis, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 1 citation 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: 5 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 4 of 5.
- California state citations: 2 on record, including 1 class A and 1 class B, with $5,000 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 4.83 nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 52.9%.
- Most recent standard inspection: 7 deficiencies cited on September 19, 2025.
- Federal enforcement: no federal fines on record in the reported period.
- Ownership: University Retirement Community at Davis Inc, non-profit, part of Pacific Retirement Services (10 facilities nationally).
University Retirement Community at Davis ratings and staffing
University Retirement Community at Davis is located at 1515 Shasta Drive in Davis, Yolo County. It is a non-profit facility operated by University Retirement Community at Davis Inc, part of Pacific Retirement Services, with 37 certified beds and an average of 35.1 residents a day. It accepts Medicare.
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 University Retirement Community at Davis, those scores are: health inspections 4 of 5, staffing 5 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5.
Staffing. University Retirement Community at Davis reports 4.83 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 1.73 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 37.8% 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.
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.
September 19, 2025, standard inspection
7 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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, procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 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)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (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)
- 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)
- F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (scope and severity D)
March 20, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
October 25, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
June 14, 2024, standard inspection
6 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist, 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, and 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 D)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
December 9, 2022, standard inspection
3 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, provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing, and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. CMS records show no federal fines for University Retirement Community at Davis in the reported period.
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 2 citations against University Retirement Community at Davis between August 15, 2000 and March 19, 2009: 1 class A and 1 class B, with $5,000 in assessed penalties.
- March 19, 2009, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty.
- August 15, 2000, class A, Patient Care. $4,000 penalty. Appealed.
Across Yolo County's 6 certified facilities, the average is about 10 state citations per facility. University Retirement Community at Davis's 2 is below 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 Davis
Families comparing options in Davis often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Courtyard Health Care Center, 3 stars, 13 state citations
- River Bend Nursing Center, 3 stars, 8 state citations (in Yolo County)
- The Grove Post-Acute, 4 stars, 6 state citations (in Yolo County)
- Cottonwood Healthcare Center, 5 stars, 13 state citations (in Yolo County)
See every facility in the Yolo County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Yolo County
These are other nursing homes in Yolo County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for University Retirement Community at Davis. 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.
- Courtyard Health Care Center, Davis
- River Bend Nursing Center, West Sacramento
- Cottonwood Healthcare Center, Woodland
- The Grove Post-Acute, Woodland
- Woodland Post-Acute, Woodland
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 University Retirement Community at Davis, 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 Yolo 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. Yolo 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 University Retirement Community at Davis 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 Yolo County
If a loved one was harmed at University Retirement Community at Davis, these pages explain how Yolo County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Yolo County bedsore lawyer
- Yolo County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Yolo County nursing home fall lawyer
- Yolo County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Yolo County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against University Retirement Community at Davis?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for University Retirement Community at Davis. 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 Yolo County are held by the Yolo County Superior Court, listed in the California courts' Find My Court directory. If your family member was injured at University Retirement Community at Davis, 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 University Retirement Community at Davis a good nursing home?
- CMS gives University Retirement Community at Davis an overall rating of 5 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 4 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 2 state citations against the facility, including 1 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 University Retirement Community at Davis?
- 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 Yolo 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 University Retirement Community at Davis been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 2 California state citations with $5,000 in state penalties, including 1 class A citation.
- How many state citations does University Retirement Community at Davis have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 2 citations against University Retirement Community at Davis in Davis between August 15, 2000 and March 19, 2009: 1 class A and 1 class B, with $5,000 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at University Retirement Community at Davis?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Yolo 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 University Retirement Community at Davis, talk to our Yolo County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Davis 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: University Retirement Community at Davis provider record, CCN 555769. 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: University Retirement Community at Davis state license record, FACID 100001676, license 100000703.
- 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 University Retirement Community at Davis 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 University Retirement Community at Davis, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.