Golden Empire

Name: Golden Empire
Address: 121 Dorsey Drive, Grass Valley, CA, 95945, US
Telephone: 5302731316

121 Dorsey Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945 · Nevada County · 148 certified beds · avg 139 residents/day · certified since Jun 20, 1973

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

4.20

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (30)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Feb 11, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint
Feb 11, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Feb 6, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. · from a complaint
Dec 10, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential.
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Aug 22, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life.
Aug 22, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months.
Jul 31, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Jun 9, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint
Apr 11, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint
Mar 18, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. These written safeguards are the foundation of resident protection. · from a complaint
Mar 18, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · from a complaint
Mar 18, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Apr 3, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint
Apr 3, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · from a complaint
Dec 1, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Dec 1, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Dec 1, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 15).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2023	3	F
2024	2	E
2025	22	E
2026	3	D

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	California avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	4.20	4.31	3.95	top 45% in California; top 32% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.40	0.61	0.69	bottom 31% in California; bottom 21% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.59	3.90	3.50	bottom 38% in California; top 38% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.24	0.51	0.48	bottom 19% in California; bottom 20% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	40.4	36.7	45.8	bottom 37% in California; top 37% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	16.7	38.1	42.9	top 13% in California; top 9% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.64, RN 0.34, weekend 3.11. Staffing rating: 4/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
The Ron Reggev Revocable Trust Date June 30,2017	Organization	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Tons, Nichole	Individual	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Anderson, Patricia	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2022
Anderson, Patricia	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2022
Chella, Sarah	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2022
Chella, Sarah	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2022
Infinite Healthcare LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Nangalama, Andrew	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Nangalama, Andrew	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Reggev, Ron	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Reggev, Ron	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Reggev, Ron	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
The Ron Reggev Revocable Trust Date June 30,2017	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
The Ron Reggev Revocable Trust Date June 30,2017	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Tons, Nichole	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Tons, Nichole	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018
Tons, Nichole	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	05/14/2018

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
"When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
"How often do you evaluate your nurse aides and what ongoing training do they receive?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection	Flags
Grass Valley Healthcare Center	0.0 mi	Grass Valley, CA	★★★☆☆	3/5
Wolf Creek Care Center	0.5 mi	Grass Valley, CA	★★★★☆	3/5
Crystal Ridge Care Center	0.6 mi	Grass Valley, CA	★★★★☆	3/5
Westview Healthcare Center	19.4 mi	Auburn, CA	★★☆☆☆	1/5	abuse

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 056391.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Golden Empire

121 Dorsey Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945 · 5302731316

Health inspection rating 3/5 · CMS overall 4/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
☐ "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
☐ "How often do you evaluate your nurse aides and what ongoing training do they receive?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 056391 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)