Eastern Plumas Hospital- Portola Campus Dp/Snf
500 First Street, Portola, CA, 96122
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 66 · avg 59 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 36% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $69,450 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555433
- Certified beds
- 66 beds · avg 59 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Eastern Plumas Health Care District
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Nicole Johnson
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Teresa Whitfield
Corporate Director · since 2019
- William Copren
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Katherine a Pairish
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Harvey West
Corporate Director · since 2016
- Paul s Swanson
Corporate Director · since 2014
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- E0880·Jul 24, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jul 24, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0808·Jul 24, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
- D0726·Jul 24, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- G0689·Jul 24, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0605·Jul 24, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- E0584·Jul 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- G0697·May 14, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20253 fines · $69K
Most recent events
- Jul 24, 2025Fine · $12K
- May 14, 2025Fine · $19K
- Mar 20, 2025Fine · $38K
Largest single fine on record: $38K.
Fire-safety citations
24 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 24, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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