River Valley Care Center
Nursing home in Live Oak, California, CMS certification number 555535
9000 Larkin Road, Live Oak, CA 95953 · Sutter County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 20, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does River Valley Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Valley Care 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Valley Care 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
- 4.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.60
- Weekend total hours
- 3.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 18.8%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 20, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 11, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for River Valley Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 88.6 residents live here, about 89% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 88.6
- Certified since
- January 20, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Valley Care Center
- Legal business name
- Flax Holdings, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
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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.
Compare all nursing homes in California, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River Valley Care 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 River Valley Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of River Valley Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Valley Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Valley Care Center?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Valley Care Center?
Flax Holdings, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.