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Nursing Homes & Extended Care in Carmichael, CA.

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8 licensed nursing homes in Carmichael, CA
Updated October 21, 2026
1.4Concerns

River City Post Acute

2540 Carmichael Way, Carmichael, CA 95608

River City Post Acute has a critical flag: cms has placed an abuse icon on this facility, indicating a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident. To be fair: no federal fines on record.

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1.7Concerns

River Pointe Post-Acute

6041 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Carmichael, CA 95608

River Pointe Post-Acute has a critical flag: cms has placed an abuse icon on this facility, indicating a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident. Worth asking: Falls with major injury rate is 1.4% — well below the national median.

1 doing well1 flaggedFull record ›
8.5Strong

Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center

3630 Mission Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center brings above-average staffing (4.0/5), high quality measure scores (4.0/5), low staff turnover (38%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Long-stay antipsychotic rate is just 4% — well below the national median of about 14%.

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8.5Strong

Whitney Oaks Care Center

3529 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

Whitney Oaks Care Center brings high quality measure scores (5.0/5), low staff turnover (30%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Falls with major injury rate is 1.4% — well below the national median.

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7.5Strong

Manzanita Healthcare Center

5318 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

Manzanita Healthcare Center brings a 5.0-star CMS rating, above-average staffing (5.0/5), high quality measure scores (5.0/5), 0.83 RN hours per resident daily, low staff turnover (31%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: This facility's overall rating (5.0 stars) is 2.0 stars higher than what health inspectors actually found (3.0 stars).

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9.0Excellent

American River Center

3900 Garfield Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

American River Center brings a 4.0-star CMS rating, strong inspection scores (4.0/5), above-average staffing (4.0/5), high quality measure scores (4.0/5), 0.74 RN hours per resident daily, low staff turnover (36%), and no federal fines on record. Worth asking: Long-stay antipsychotic rate is just 4% — well below the national median of about 14%.

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8.5Strong

Eskaton Village Care Center

3939 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608

Eskaton Village Care Center presents a complex picture, where excellent resident outcomes and regulatory checks stand in sharp contrast to its staffing levels. When call lights are pressed, someone is coming fast, and residents are experiencing zero falls with major injury, a hard win in elder care.

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2.8Concerns

Mountain Manor Senior Residence

6101 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Carmichael, CA 95608

Mountain Manor Senior Residence has a federal overall rating of 1.0/5, signaling deep systemic problems, yet they achieve a zero rate for falls with major injury and a near-zero rate for antipsychotic use. Their antianxiety and sleep medication use is also below the national median, which is another positive signal about how residents are medicated.

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8 licensed nursing homes in Carmichael, CA, drawn from federal CMS records and state licensing data.
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