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B

76/100

Above average

The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors

40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941

CMS 2/5 stars #7 of 11 in Marin County (415) 383-2741
Certified beds
58
Occupancy
75%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $103,054 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors

The Redwoods runs a solid care floor on paper: 4.65 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth more staffing than the national average, and turnover at 40.4% sits better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekdays, which is worth asking about directly. What pulls the record down is inspections, 37 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with two fines totaling $103,054 and the last survey in July 2024. A nonprofit with good staffing but a troubled inspection history usually means the problems are specific and fixable, not structural. Ask for the plan of correction.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

22/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.21 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.53 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 9% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →40% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$103,054 in federal fines across 2 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.65 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.53 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.22 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover40.40%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 22, 2026 (5 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors

What is the ElderGrade for The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors? +

The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors holds an ElderGrade of B (76 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors? +

Residents receive an average of 4.65 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors accept Medicaid? +

Yes, The Redwoods, A Community Of Seniors is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.