Red Bluff Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Red Bluff Health Care Center is a 58-bed for-profit nursing home in Red Bluff, California, part of Pratap Poddatoori. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average of 2.65, and 32.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Red Bluff Health Care Center
555 Luther RoadRed Bluff, CA 96080
Tehama 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 Red Bluff Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 131 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.75 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
32.1% of nursing staff at Red Bluff Health Care 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $31,757 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
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. Red Bluff Health Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Red Bluff Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pratap Poddatoori, 6 homes
- Legal name: Red Bluff Health Care, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Red Bluff Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Shasta View Care Center Red Bluff · SFF candidate | 1.2 | 55 | 2.80 | 4.53 | 69.7% | 1 | $209,058 |
| Oak River Rehab Anderson | 20.2 | 143 | 2.08 | 3.94 | 40.3% | 5 | None |
| Veterans Home Of California - Redding Redding | 24.6 | 60 | 2.91 | 5.92 | 38.9% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Marquis Care at Shasta Redding | 28.0 | 180 | 2.65 | 4.58 | 52.8% | 2 | None |
| Crestwood Wellness and Recovery Center Redding · abuse citation | 28.5 | 99 | 0.95 | 2.47 | 31.1% | 3 | None |
| Copper Ridge Care Center Redding | 29.1 | 125 | 2.16 | 4.29 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| River Valley Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP Redding | 29.7 | 113 | 2.65 | 4.45 | — | 4 | None |
| Redding Post Acute Redding | 30.1 | 89 | 2.69 | 4.47 | 65.3% | 4 | 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.