Sierra Basin Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sierra Basin Post Acute is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Carson City, Nevada. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Nevada average of 2.37, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Nevada average 45.1%).
Sierra Basin Post Acute
1001 N. Mountain StreetCarson City, NV 89703
Carson City 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 Sierra Basin Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Nevada average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 177 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nevada avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.50 | 2.37 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.15 | 1.09 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.61 | 4.30 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.93 | 3.83 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Sierra Basin Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Nevada average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Nevada average 9.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sierra Basin Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the Nevada average is 3.2.
About Sierra Basin Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Carson City SNF Ventures LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 18, 2019
- Area: urban
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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.