Gold Country Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gold Country Health Center is a 68-bed for-profit nursing home in Placerville, California, part of Cypress Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the California average of 2.65, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Gold Country Health Center
4301 Golden Center DrivePlacerville, CA 95667
El Dorado County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Gold Country Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.76 hours per resident per day, 4% above the California average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 178 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.26 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.83 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.99 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
46.2% of nursing staff at Gold Country Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $14,886 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Gold Country Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Gold Country Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cypress Healthcare Group, 13 homes
- Legal name: Del Oro LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 7, 1984
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gold Country Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Western Slope Health Center Placerville | 2.4 | 99 | 2.48 | 3.95 | 53.8% | 4 | $8,412 |
| The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center Placerville | 2.5 | 99 | 2.38 | 4.09 | 46.2% | 3 | None |
| Folsom Care Center Folsom | 18.4 | 99 | 2.89 | 4.67 | 31.7% | 4 | None |
| Rock Creek Care Center Auburn | 18.5 | 84 | 2.39 | 4.08 | 46.7% | 5 | None |
| Auburn Ravine Healthcare Center Auburn | 19.2 | 59 | 2.49 | 3.98 | 48.5% | 5 | None |
| Auburn Oaks Care Center Auburn | 22.2 | 99 | 2.42 | 4.16 | 46.9% | 5 | None |
| Siena Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Auburn | 22.3 | 107 | 2.06 | 4.03 | 34.8% | 5 | $4,194 |
| Westview Healthcare Center Auburn · abuse citation | 22.4 | 205 | 2.27 | 3.75 | 38.3% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.