College Oak Nursing & Rehab in Sacramento has 120 certified beds and sees about 108 residents daily, so it's a pretty active place, and it's been around since 1962, which means it's been doing this kind of care for a long time, and people who've visited say the staff seems friendly and helpful, making the environment feel welcoming and joyful most of the time, and you see awards around like Best of Senior Living and Best of Senior Living All Star, which points out that the community is recognized for offering good support and engagement for its residents. The staff prepares meals with trained chefs and meal planners who focus on nutritious, balanced food with good ingredients and solid taste, which means folks get meals made with vitamins and minerals in mind. The building provides services for people with memory care needs, especially seniors who have Alzheimer's or dementia, using spaces that help reduce confusion and limit wandering, and they've also got setups for short and long stays, especially for people who need 24-hour nursing or help with both physical or mental health conditions, covering both medical and everyday needs. College Oak Nursing & Rehab calls itself a skilled nursing facility and partners with Cypress Healthcare Group, run as a for-profit limited liability company, and ownership includes Cypress Healthcare Group LLC, with Matthew Jackson, Robert Jackson, and Jack Sanofsky as indirect owners, each holding part of the company. The nurses spend about 4.23 hours per resident each day, which is a bit below California's average, and the nurse turnover rate sits higher than state numbers, showing 60.6% versus a 40% average, so sometimes there's change in who provides care, and reviewers and records do mention a number of federal deficiencies, including medication management, infection control, and pharmacy standards, with one report from February 2025 listing ten separate deficiencies, though the severity levels reported so far haven't included any actual harm but point to issues that could become more serious if not managed. The state's licensed College Oak as an approved Medicare and Medi-Cal provider, which means insurance often helps pay for the stay, but right now, the place isn't accepting new patients.
College Oak Nursing & Rehab has private rooms with cable TV, phone, full kitchens, bathrooms, and beds set up for training in daily activities like dressing and bathing, and the rooms include vending machines for soda and snacks. There's an activity program every day, giving people a variety of things to do, and residents can pick what interests them and how much they want to join in. The staff offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy, with one-on-one sessions to work on moving, speaking, memory, and daily tasks, aiming to help each resident keep as much independence as possible and improve quality of life. The memory care program gives personalized care for those with dementia, adjusting the help based on what the person needs day-to-day. The team includes full-time nurses and therapists, as well as a social services staff that helps families with paperwork and communication, covering all parts of care. They've got 24-hour housekeeping, nursing stations, and standard nursing center features, though there aren't lots of extra details given about other amenities, and while the staff speaks English, there isn't information about other languages spoken. The focus remains on providing nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, social services, and regular daily activities to the residents in a secure, skilled nursing setting.
