Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Jackson, California, CMS certification number 056198
811 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95642 · Amador County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 199
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 52
- Fines in 3 years
- $28,327 (3)
Does Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.86
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.98
- Weekend total hours
- 4.70
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 69.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 14, 2025 and cited 52 deficiencies, plus 32 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 22.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $28,327 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 59.2 residents live here, about 30% of its 199 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 199
- Average residents per day
- 59.2
- Certified since
- May 4, 1970
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Ray Properties Kit Carson Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Eva Care Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Golden San Andreas Care Center900 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas 95249
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- Western Slope Health Center3280 Washington Street, Placerville 95667
- The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center1040 Marshall Way, Placerville 95667
- Rancho Seco Care Center144 F Street, Galt 95632
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
52 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
Ray Properties Kit Carson Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.