Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health-Sacramento
A home health agency in Sacramento, California 95825
3240 Arden Way, Sacramento, California 95825. (916) 486-5400.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 3of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 5of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Aug 28, 2026: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: Element-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 22, 2025: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Health, Psychosocial, Functional, Cognition
The inspectors’ words, 451 words
“Health, psychosocial, functional, cognition CFR(s): 484.55(c)(1) Standard: Content of the comprehensive assessment. The comprehensive assessment must accurately reflect the patient’s status, and must include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) The patient’s current health, psychosocial, functional, and cognitive status; This Element is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review the agency failed to ensure an ongoing comprehensive assessment was done for one of 15 sampled patients (Patient 7) when there was no documented evidence of wound measurement from 2/25/25 through 3/23/25. This failure had the potential to result in delayed wound healing and increased risk of complications. During a review of Patient 1’s Home Health Plan of Care (HHPC), printed on 3/26/25, the HHPC indicated, Patient 1’s Start of Care (SOC) was 1/17/25 with diagnoses that included pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4 (Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone). The HHPC also indicated Patient 1 had a skilled nursing need for wound care, with the documented goal of managing one wound to promote healing and prevent complications. During a concurrent interview and record review on 5/22/25 at 9:53 a.m. with Registered Nurse (RN) 1, Patient 1’s Wound Assessment (WA) was reviewed. The WA had no documented wound measurements from 2/25/25 to 3/23/25. RN 1 confirmed that prior to the wound measurement documented on 3/24/25, the last recorded measurement was on 2/24/25. During an interview on 5/22/25 at 10:03 a.m. with Clinical Service Supervisor- Nursing (CSSN), CSSN stated wound measurements are performed and documented on a weekly basis to monitor wound progress and determine whether it was responding to the treatment plan. During a telephone interview on 5/22/25 at 1:46 p.m. with RN 2, RN 2 stated wound assessments were performed to help determine wound’s status, including whether it was healing and if the treatment was effective. RN 2 further stated that a wound assessment included weekly measurements, evaluation of drainage, observation of tissue growth, and assessment for signs of infection. During an interview on 5/22/25 at 1:56 p.m. with Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS), DPCS stated wound assessments helped determine if a wound was responding to treatment and to evaluate its progression, including whether it was decreasing in size. The DPCS further stated wound assessment included evaluation granulation tissue. Identify any type of drainage (if any) and measuring the wound. These assessments were expected to be performed each time wound care was provided by the clinician and documented on a weekly basis. During a review of the agency’s policy and procedure (P&P) titled, “Remote Client: Documenting Wounds”, dated 05/25, the P&P indicated, “...Wound Measurements: Required at Start of Care, Resumption, Recertification…change in wound status…and with weekly assessments…””
All 5 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| May 1, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| May 22, 2025 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jan 1, 1990.
- Ownership: non-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical social services and home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals runs it.
- 22 owners or officers are people: David J Barger (corporate director); Margaret E Porfido (corporate director); Jenny Ming (corporate director); Richard P Shannon (corporate director); Regina M Benjamin (corporate director); Judith A Johansen (corporate director); James L Robinson (corporate officer); James L Robinson (managing employee (on the payroll)); James L Robinson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Douglas A Lemieux (managing employee (on the payroll)); Douglas A Lemieux (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David F Hoffmeister (corporate director); Carrie A Owen Plietz (corporate officer); Arnold Eugene Washington (corporate director); Ines Gaeta (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeffrey E Epstein (corporate director); Teresa Ramirez (managing employee (on the payroll)); Ramon F Baez (corporate director); Gregory A Adams (corporate officer); Gregory A Adams (corporate director); Matthew T Ryan (corporate director); Leslie S Heisz (corporate director).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 3 of 5.
- Patients rate it 5 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (1548 surveys completed): 90% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 86.57% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 12.78% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 4.16% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 85 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 95825, where this agency’s office is, 74 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3 of 5, and this one is rated 3 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Assurance Home Care | 3.5 |
| National Home Health Services | Not given |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health-Sacramento This home health agency | 3 |
| Sapphire North Valley Home Health | 2 |
| American Excel Home Health Care | Not given |
| Assured Home Health Services, LLC | Not given |
| Healinghaven Healthcare, Inc. | Not given |
| Guardian Angel Home Care of Sacramento LLC | 3.5 |
| Healthy Living at Home, LLC | 4 |
| Sweet Angels Home Health Provider, Inc. | 3.5 |
| Blossom Ridge Home Health Agency | 2 |
| Alars Home Health, LLC | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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