Whitney Oaks Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whitney Oaks Care Center is a 126-bed for-profit nursing home in Carmichael, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average of 2.65, and 29.8% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Whitney Oaks Care Center
3529 Walnut AvenueCarmichael, CA 95608
Sacramento 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 Whitney Oaks Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 291 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.96 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.71 | 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
29.8% of nursing staff at Whitney Oaks 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 53.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 23, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). 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. Whitney Oaks Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Whitney Oaks Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Queen Ann's Lace Holdings, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 17, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whitney Oaks Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eskaton Village Care Center Carmichael · no staffing data submitted | 0.5 | 35 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Mission Carmichael Healthcare Center Carmichael | 0.6 | 135 | 2.53 | 4.04 | 38.5% | 3 | None |
| American River Center Carmichael | 0.7 | 99 | 2.46 | 3.90 | 36.0% | 4 | None |
| College Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sacramento | 1.4 | 120 | 2.55 | 4.33 | 40.0% | 3 | $9,814 |
| Mountain Manor Senior Residence Carmichael · no staffing data submitted | 1.6 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | $38,855 |
| River Pointe Post-Acute Carmichael · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 1.7 | 112 | — | — | 44.1% | 1 | $9,870 |
| River City Post Acute Carmichael · abuse citation | 1.7 | 178 | 2.26 | 3.54 | 52.2% | 1 | None |
| Sacramento Post-Acute Sacramento | 2.4 | 99 | 2.26 | 4.65 | 42.3% | 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.