Red Bluff Health Care Center
555 LUTHER ROAD, Red Bluff, CA 96080
Red Bluff, California · CMS verdict
CMS rates Red Bluff Health Care Center at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the California average of 3.1.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Red Bluff Health Care Center in Red Bluff, California holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 80 of 100 (grade B). The 58-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in California runs a median of $12,167 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 58 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 80 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 80.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Red Bluff Health Care Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
Red Bluff Health Care Center holds a CMS overall quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (5/5), staffing (3/5), and quality measures (5/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Red Bluff, California, this facility operates 58 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 50 residents - an occupancy rate of about 86%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 86% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within California, Red Bluff Health Care Center is one of 291 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.4 stars, ahead of roughly 73% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (18 total). CMS has levied 13 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Red Bluff Health Care Center's upper-tercile stars compare to California
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the California facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = California state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Red Bluff Health Care Center ranks in California
Among the 1,154 CMS-rated nursing homes in California, Red Bluff Health Care Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 76% of them. The bars show how all California homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
279 California homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 58 |
| Residents | 50 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Tehama |
| Penalties | 13 |
| Deficiencies | 18 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Red Bluff Health Care Center? ▾
CMS rates Red Bluff Health Care Center at 5 out of 5 stars overall. The three sub-ratings behind that number: health inspection 5/5, staffing 3/5, quality measures 5/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in California? ▾
In California, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $12,167/month ($146,000/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $15,178/month.
What services does Red Bluff Health Care Center offer? ▾
Red Bluff Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility with 58 beds with approximately 50 current residents. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership. The facility has recorded 18 deficiencies and 13 penalties in CMS inspections.
Does Red Bluff Health Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Red Bluff Health Care Center has multiple deficiencies (18 total) and 13 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in California? ▾
In California, alternatives include assisted living ($7,000/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($2,037/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the California elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 056274.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.