The Best Nursing Home Communities in Sacramento County, CA

"My mother stayed in Woodside Healthcare Center for skilled nursing and rehab. I liked best that there's a nice area to sit outside with big trees and a garden; the least would be the shared room. The staff did the bare minimum. The food was healthy but bland. The structure is old, small, hospital-like, and I can't stand fluorescent lighting. It's old, it's not updated. The room was tiny. They had an exercise class but hardly ever got her to go. They didn't want her walking, but they wouldn't get her with a wheelchair to go. That was canceled a lot. So I really wouldn't call it physical therapy at all, even though they said it was. They did have a resident's talk like a group chat, which she enjoyed. She had her own TV, but she didn't know how to use it and they wouldn't come help her every day, even though I asked them to over and over. The staff was kind of rude. They acted like I was putting them out when I would call and ask them to help my mom with things because she would call me rather than ask them She's shy. They also didn't answer the phone a lot and it didn't go to voicemail. So the phone would ring and ring, and no one would pick up. The social worker was really rude to me. She shamed me because I hadn't been to see my mom yet, but I was extremely busy and on the phone with her several times daily. She acted like I was despicable for not getting there yet, and it was an hour away from me too. They did not help with placement at all. They gave me two names of places that were awful. They were not helpful."

"My sister was placed at Whitney Oaks Care Center. It's a very nice place. I liked that when I first came in the door you must sign in. There's a machine and you have to sign in and put the person's name. Then I talked to the receptionist at the front desk, and they directed me to my sister's room and showed me where she was. I went in there and I talked to my sister. I also got a little look at the area, and where she was at is very clean and neat. The staff there are very nice, and they're concerned. They contact me whenever there's a question or something that they need to know as far as information regarding my sister. They inform me of what's taking place, like any type of medical procedure or whatever. So they're very good with those. The building is very nice, too. They have a nice big area with a few benches out there where you can get sunlight. It's very spacious outside. They have parking at the back and on the side of the building. My son took me there, we parked in the back, and it was a nice little walk from where we parked to get to the front."

"My husband has been to Mission Carmichael HealthCare Center. He got physical therapy there, assistance in showering, and was being changed. Everybody was nice. I have no complaints about them. They're just not too clean, and then my husband had problems with one of the persons that was taking care of him. When he would buzz them to come and see him or do something for him, the guy would just keep walking by and wouldn't go into the room to see what he needed. So, he made a complaint to the manager about that. He was in a shared room. My husband said that their food wasn't very good. I would take food of my own to feed him there. Their staff needs to be more concerned about the resident that's there and not ignore a person that needs help. I wouldn't want to be in a facility where if I'm calling for help, they don't come in about two hours or an hour later. They should be there to take care of the residents, not just walk by or give them any hassle or whatever."

"My mother is at Casa Coloma Health Care Center. She was put in there because she had an abscess on her left side. It was for them to heal that wound. I like the facility very much that's why I sent her back there. She was there five years ago when she broke her hip, and they had wonderful rehabilitation. The staff is friendly and nice. They bring her meals on time and care for her. I don't have really anything bad to say about Casa Coloma. Overall, I think they do a good job. I've seen the meals, but I haven't eaten anything. They bring my mother her meals to her bed, and the food looked very nice and well-rounded. They have a special diet for her needs and what she likes. The rooms are all a good size. You don't feel like you don't have enough room and there are two beds, with the pull-across drape for privacy. They have a closet and a dresser for your belongings. They have a nightstand there with drawers, a room for a wheelchair, and another chair. They're a comfortable-sized room. My mother hasn't used it this time, but when she was there five years ago, they have an area where she would go for physical therapy. They have a long thing you can use with steps to work on and other things. It's a nice room where you can do rehab. In the hallway lobby, there's a setup for hot coffee, hot water, hot chocolate, straws, and things, that makes it a little extra nice if you want to go grab something for yourself or for who's in there. The staff is good. Right now, Medicare is paying."

"I am looking at facilities around the neighborhood of carmichael to bring my great-aunt closer to me. The facility is cleaner and more organized than other facilities that i have toured. their staff seem more generous towords the residents compared to others. It is located in a good neighborhood, off of the busy streets. I know the staff is knowledgable because a friend of mine previously tought there for many years and trained a lot of the staff. There really is not a lot of places to take the resident except in the front of the building, though it is clean, a nice garden area in the front would be nice. The rooms are a little small but enough for the resident. this is one facility that i am seriouly inquiring about because the pros definatly outway the cons. "

"They didn't communicate well amongst themselves and they did not provide the kind of care that we needed for our patient although their caregivers were friendly. The most skilled caregivers were the speech pathologists, but again it was not enough to deal with. They had a general idea on what to do for general patients which is physical therapy, but what we needed is someone who would deal with memory, cognitive, and behavioral problems. "

"Staff are amazing care givers! From Nursing, CNE, PT/OT/ST, business office support and social services, my experience and my father’s was exceptional! Can’t thank everyone enough for taking care of my dad for almost 2 months! God bless, Darlene and Richard"

"McKinley Park Care Center was a very good place. If I needed to recommend it to anybody, I would do that. They had hospice care and rehabilitation care. My family liked it. We didn't have problems with them. Their service was good. The staff provided good care. They had somebody come in from midnight until 8:00 to sit with my brother. The place was very clean. They always came in to check if we had garbage."

"My husband was in Sacramento Post-Acute. I was not thrilled with them. The physical therapist and occupational therapist were very good, and the nursing staff was just excellent, but for some reason the whole place was not very well coordinated. The doctor just kind of meandered around, and nobody ever really figured out what was going on with my husband's condition. The staff was great, they really tried hard, but his physical condition was such that nobody ever really got him figured out. They kept trying, but he was not able to do what they needed him to do. The room was fine. He was in a room with a veteran, there was plenty of room, it was a four bed room with a half wall in between. They kept everything nice and clean, the hands-on staff was very good, they're always good and communicative, but had a hard time getting hold of the doctor. You walked in, it did not smell bad, and it was obviously very clean."

"Saylor Lane Healthcare Center was better than the other place, except when my mom fell, they didn't let us know that she fell and ended up with an L2 fracture. She was there for rehab. The room was fine. Her roommate was very nice. It was a nice-sized room. However, they need to communicate with the family more. They had a lot of people who didn't have family checking on them, but we were checking on our mom all the time, and there was no reason for them not to contact us when something was going on. Their food was not flavorful and cold. Also, if my mom fell and no one contacted us, that meant no one was there or paying attention. There were not enough staff for the amount of people they have in their facility."

"The staff was all caring, compassionate, and professional. The wait times for call light to be answered were minimal at any time day or night. The facility was clean and didn't smell like most care homes. The food was good especially for institutional food. The PT/OT were all professional and compassionate. If you must be admitted to a care facility for rehab, highly recommended."

"I had a very excellent care at University Post-Acute Rehab. I was in there three times -- first for two weeks, six weeks, and then for 10 weeks. It’s a new University, and the only thing they do is surgical and medical referrals. I was treated wonderfully there. The nursing and staff was all wonderful, and they have a wonderful therapy group. They have done extensive repair and renovation. It’s an old building, but it’s clean and well-cared for. The food was excellent, well-prepared, and well-served. The cooks that were there were absolutely wonderful. I felt like I was in a real extensive fancy spa place. They fed me a 2200 calorie diet and I ate half of every meal, because I did not want to come out of there as fat as the other people. The CNA staff was average. I would highly recommend it. "

"My father was dying of brain cancer. We were trying to get him up here, but he deteriorated so fast he passed away last October. He was in a skilled nursing facility, and then he was in a regular care home. Then he had to go back to a skilled nursing facility. The facility is called Sutter Oaks in Sacramento California. It was favorable to my father because we're Filipino, and the staff spoke Tagalog. This helped with his disease because towards the end he had expressive dysphasia. The fact that they speak the language helped, and he felt comfortable there. It was favorable for my father because he enjoyed being there. They took care of his needs. It’s a very clean facility. I would recommend Sutter Oaks. "

"I read all the other reviews and my sister has been at Windsor since June 2013. I am there twice a week to see her. I always see the staff interacting with the residents. The only time they don't is if there is an emergency. It is an older facility so it isn't shiny and new. There aren't TV's in the rooms because most of the residents only are in their rooms to sleep or to get changed. They do have tv in one of the dining rooms that is always on and music in another the main activities is were they have the intertainers that come, games and movies. They are provided snacks and drinks through out the day. My sister gets very good care there. "