Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Citrus Heights Health Center
161 S. Reeder Ave, Covina, CA · (626) 251-2316
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 32
- Residents per day
- 27
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 3, 2024
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Citrus Heights Health Center carries 46 inspection points. That is fewer than 81% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
25 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning7D
- D
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care6E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Administration1E
- E
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-06-24
9 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2025-08-06
9 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-09-13
7 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 6 h 5 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
6 h 5 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.2 pts better | 3.4% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.4 pts better | 1.7% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication13.7 pts better | 0.0% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.4 pts better | 1.9% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.4 pts worse | 10.3% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.8 pts better | 4.4% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts better | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence9.8 pts better | 0.0% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.2 pts better | 3.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.3 pts better | 96.9% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit9 pts better | 2.1% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medicationAbout the same | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.7 pts better | 97.8% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.1 pts worse | 23.7% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Larry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Balbiani, Mario | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Balbiani, Mario | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Bear, Jeffery | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Bezner, Brian | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Casalou, Allan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Charland, Gary | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cross, Charles | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Diaz, Roberto | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Gonzaga, Vincent | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hatfield, Eric | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Hunter, Carol | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Maloyan, Ara | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Masonic Homes Of California | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Metroka, G. | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Muldoon, Patrick | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Parinas, Mark | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Peare, Gary | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Rick, Bruce | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Salazar, Arthur | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- C
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- C
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- C
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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