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Golden Empire

121 Dorsey Drive, Grass Valley, CA 959455302731316Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 148Avg. daily residents: 139County: Nevada

The complete public record on Golden Empire, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Grass Valley, California, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. California average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Golden Empire holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating improved from 3 stars (July 2026) to 4 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.

Staffing

3.64 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.52)
0.34 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.67)
3.11 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
40.4% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (36.7)
16.7% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

August 22, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
19 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (15.6)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

30 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
February 11, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 11, 20260609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 6, 20260730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 10, 20250684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 22, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.