Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    811 Court St, Jackson, CA 95642
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.18·(17)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.8
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      3.2
    • Value

      3.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing staff and caregivers
    • Engaging activities program
    • Effective short-term rehabilitation services
    • Support for both rehab and permanent care placements
    • Improving resident and staff morale
    • Established, long-standing facility

    Cons

    • Medication-administration and reconciliation gaps
    • Poor family–facility communication and phone responsiveness
    • Inconsistent staffing levels and responsiveness
    • Sanitation and cleanliness issues in resident areas
    • Inadequate coordination of off-site medical appointments
    • Weak personal-property and resident-transfer procedures
    • Gaps in discharge planning and follow-through
    • Inconsistent incident escalation and grievance handling

    Summary of reviews

    Across the reviews there is a clear mix of positive and negative experiences. Positive accounts highlight compassionate nursing staff and aides, an active activities program, and effective short-term rehabilitation services that led to good outcomes for some residents. Several reviewers described the facility as an established option for both rehabilitation and longer-term stays, and a subset of families reported improved resident happiness and better staff morale over time.

    At the same time, a number of operational concerns recur. Medication management emerges as a prominent issue: reviewers describe missed doses, administration errors, and at least one account of a critical medication change with serious consequences. Communication gaps are another frequent theme — family members reported difficulty reaching staff by phone, delays in responses to routine requests, and miscommunication around discharge planning. These communication deficiencies are often linked to the perception of inconsistent staffing and variable staff responsiveness.

    Facility and logistics issues are also raised. Multiple comments reference sanitation and cleanliness concerns in resident areas and common spaces, and an older building footprint that may be showing its age. There are also accounts suggesting limited coordination of off-site medical appointments and transfers, as well as problems with property handling during moves. Several families described needing to advocate persistently to get timely attention, and at least one report referenced escalation to external authorities in the context of an unresolved dispute.

    Dining and activities appear to be relative strengths: reviewers noted acceptable meal quality and praised the activities program. Staffing and personnel quality are described in mixed terms — many families praised kind, attentive caregivers and nurses, while others described unprofessional conduct by certain staff members. There are indications that management has taken steps in some cases to address problematic staff and improve morale, but reviewers also note ongoing challenges with consistency and communication.

    For prospective residents and families, the pattern suggests that outcomes may vary considerably depending on unit, shift, and specific caregivers. Key areas to evaluate in person include the facility’s medication reconciliation and administration protocols, staffing ratios and turnover, cleaning and infection-control procedures, the process for coordinating off-site medical care, and written plans for discharge, property handling, and family communication. Asking for documentation of recent corrective actions and observing mealtimes and an activities session can help form a balanced impression.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located at 811 Court St, Jackson, CA, 95642.

    About Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits as a for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility with 199 certified beds and usually about 72 residents staying each day, which means you'll find full-time care and supervision around the clock. Nurse staffing hours run at 4.51 per resident per day, a touch above the state average, and nurse turnover at 39.1% is a bit less than usual in the state, and the center is owned by Jenq Chen who holds the full share, while it's run by administrator Theresa Cadimas and office manager Lyden Sumalinog with oversight from Eva Care Group and management by John Padama since early 2019. Folks looking for short-term recovery after illness or surgery can use the Rapid Recovery Unit where a team helps with IV therapy, rehabilitation, and physician-directed bed rest to help get people well enough to head back home, and each resident has a care plan worked out between staff and family for both short-term fixes and longer-term recovery. The place has Medicare and Medicaid certification, offers medical and rehabilitative care, and relies on therapists working alongside nurses for a team-based approach, so everyone's working together from different backgrounds to handle complex medical needs. They've had care deficiencies on inspection reports-fifty in total, including four related to infections, and others tied to safety and protection of residents-which is worth knowing, and the team states they're focused on treating people with dignity and respect, developing care for the individual, and keeping quality of life and safety in mind. Daily visiting runs from 11:00am to 8:00pm, and the facility aims to provide assessments, therapies, and skilled care all in one spot, with routines designed to match what each resident needs, whether it's long-term nursing or short-term rapid recovery help.

    People often ask...

    Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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