River Bend Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
River Bend Nursing Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in West Sacramento, California, part of BVHC, LLC. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the California average of 2.65, and 43.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
River Bend Nursing Center
2215 Oakmont WayWest Sacramento, CA 95691
Yolo 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 River Bend Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.37 hours per resident per day, 11% below the California average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.37 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.51 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.90 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.66 | 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
43.4% of nursing staff at River Bend Nursing 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 36.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,879 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $21,879 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Jan 3, 2024 |
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. River Bend Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About River Bend Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: BVHC, LLC, 12 homes
- Legal name: River Bend Holdings, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 8, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near River Bend Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pioneer House Sacramento · abuse citation | 2.2 | 50 | 2.55 | 4.13 | 44.8% | 3 | None |
| Cedarwood Post Acute Sacramento · staffing data not validated | 3.2 | 51 | — | — | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Mid-Town Oaks Post-Acute Sacramento | 3.8 | 100 | 2.35 | 4.07 | 54.1% | 3 | $15,593 |
| McKinley Park Care Center Sacramento | 4.3 | 86 | 2.30 | 3.81 | 30.9% | 4 | None |
| Saylor Lane Healthcare Center Sacramento | 4.4 | 42 | 2.58 | 4.11 | 20.0% | 4 | None |
| University Post-Acute Rehab Sacramento | 4.5 | 59 | 2.54 | 4.55 | 31.9% | 5 | None |
| Advanced Health Care of Sacramento Sacramento | 4.6 | 40 | 3.10 | 6.06 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| Greenhaven Healthcare Center Sacramento · abuse citation | 4.9 | 148 | 2.64 | 4.25 | 33.7% | 3 | 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.
Explore next
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.