Medical and dental care
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING OF CARMICHAEL
5451 FAIR OAKS BLVD, Carmichael CA 95608
66 bedsLatest official report Aug 5, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (916) 485-4500
- Licensee
- MS CARMICHAEL SH LLC; SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING MGT
- Administrator
- SANDERS, JESSICA
- Contact
- SANDERS, JESSICA
- License first date
- Jul 24, 2009
- License effective date
- Jul 24, 2009
- District office
- SACRAMENTO NORTH ASC · (916) 263-4700
- Regional office
- 59
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- May 27, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Sep 24, 2025
2 later reports, from May 27, 2026 through Aug 5, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 48 Sacramento County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 22 reports for this facility: 9 inspections, 13 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 3 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 9
- Recorded deficiencies
- 9
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 6
- Substantiated complaints
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 1
Fewer than the typical 12
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 8
3 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 5
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
1 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 3 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 3 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility (...) by compliance with the following: (4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed, the facility assisted resident (R1) with a self-administered medication without a physician’s order, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Facility will conduct an in-service with staff regarding medication documentation. Facility will submit to LPA information regarding in-service training by POC due date of 9/25/25.
Deadline recorded: Sep 25, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 25, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Records and plan of operationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87208(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87208 Plan of Operation (a) The licensee shall have and maintain a current, written definitive plan of operation for the facility. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation and may be cited for not doing so pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1569.49. (…) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed, the facility did not ensure that a staff administering medications received training in accordance with the facility's Plan of Operation, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Facility will provide LPA with a statement of understanding and submit by the POC due date of 10/8/25.
Deadline recorded: Oct 8, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 8, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.69(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
§1569.69 Employees assisting residents with self-administration of medication; training requirements (a) Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall ensure that each employee of the facility who assists residents with the self-administration of medications meets all of the following training requirements: (1) In facilities licensed to provide care for 16 or more persons, the employee shall complete 24 hours of initial training. This training shall consist of 16 hours of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications, and 8 hours of other training or instruction, as described in subdivision (f), which shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, the facility did not ensure a staff who administered a medication received the required training, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Facility will ensure that all staff administering medications receive training in accordance with the regulations. Facility will create a plan on how to ensure staff are meeting training requirements and submit plan to LPA by POC due date of 10/8/25. Facility plans on conducting a medication management training on 9/30/25 and will submit proof of training as well.
Deadline recorded: Oct 8, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 8, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 4 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility (...) by compliance with the following: (4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on medication counts and records reviewed, the facility did not ensure that residents (R1, R2, & R3) were receiving medications as prescribed, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Facility agrees to have all med-techs and nurses sign a statement of understanding of job duties to address medication management to submit to LPA by the POC due date of 12/21/23. Faciliy will also complete bi-weekly audits of all medications for the next month and submit to LPA.
Deadline recorded: Dec 21, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 21, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(11)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities (a) (11) To have their visitors, including ombudspersons and advocacy representatives, permitted to visit privately during reasonable hours and without prior notice, provided that the rights of other residents are not infringed upon. This requirement was not met based on statements and records. This posed a potential risk to R1.
Official plan of correction
Licensee will submit proof of training of all staff regarding the rights of resident visitation and the conditions under which visitation may be restricted by others. The training content and proof of training will be submitted to this LPA by the POC date of 1/4/24.
Deadline recorded: Jan 4, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jan 4, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Incident reportingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87211(a)(1)(D)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Reporting Requirements (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports...(1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence ... (D) Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident... This requirement was not met based on the incident involoving R1 and R2 was a threat to their welfare and was not reported as required. This posed a potential resik to residents.
Official plan of correction
Licensee investigated the incident, has since done staff retraining of reporting requirements and updated residents care plans for thos involved. No further plan of correction needed at this time.
Deadline recorded: Jun 16, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 16, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 3 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 6 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(a)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility. ... by compliance with the following (3) When residents require prosthetic devices, vision and hearing aids, the staff shall be familiar with the use of these devices, and shall assist such persons with their utilization as needed. use of these devices, and shall assist such persons with their utilization as needed. This requirement was not met as evidenced by R1's hearing aid batteries not managed. This possed a potential risk to the resident
Official plan of correction
Licensee has put measures in place to remedy the situation. No further plan of correction needed at this time.
Deadline recorded: Jun 16, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 16, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 2 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations3 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87615(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Prohibited Health Conditions (a) Persons who require health services for or have a health condition including, but not limited to, those specified below shall not be admitted or retained in a residential care facility for the elderly: (1) Stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries. This requirement was not met as evidenced by records and statements that R1 developed Stage III pressure injury and was retained at the facility. This posed an immediate health risk to R1.
Official plan of correction
This issue was responded to at the time it was discovered by the ED. Licensee will submit proof of inservice to RCD, RN and the wellness team clarifying prohibitted health conditions by the POC date of 4/25/22
Deadline recorded: Apr 25, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 25, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87307(d)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Personal Accommodations and Services (d) (6) All outdoor and indoor passageways and stairways shall be kept free of obstruction. This requirement was not met as evidenced by photographs and statements that an exit was obstructed on at least three occasions This posed a potential risk to resident’s health safety and personal rights.
Official plan of correction
Submit proof of inservice training regarding removing exit obstructions timely if observed and establish routine monitoring of overall safety hazards monitoring in the facility by the POC date of 5/5/22.
Deadline recorded: May 5, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 5, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportSource and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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