Adventist Health Delano: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Adventist Health Delano is a 51-bed nonprofit nursing home in Delano, California, part of Adventist Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the California average of 2.65, and 25.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Adventist Health Delano
1401 Garces HwyDelano, CA 93215
Kern County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Adventist Health Delano, nurse aides logged 2.76 hours per resident per day, 4% above the California average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.30 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.36 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.42 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.04 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
25.0% of nursing staff at Adventist Health Delano left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 5.9%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $123,442 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | Fine | $77,740 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Payment Denial | 59 days from Sep 12, 2025 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Fine | $45,702 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Payment Denial | 56 days from Apr 19, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Adventist Health Delano holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Adventist Health Delano
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Adventist Health, 5 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 16, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Adventist Health Delano
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility Delano | 0.1 | 141 | 2.78 | 4.24 | — | 1 | $17,966 |
| Valley View Care Center Delano · abuse citation | 1.1 | 53 | 3.15 | 4.60 | 35.4% | 2 | None |
| Shafter Nursing Care Shafter | 17.7 | 99 | 2.70 | 3.99 | 43.1% | 3 | $27,439 |
| Gateway Post Acute Porterville · many days without an RN | 23.2 | 62 | 2.54 | 3.95 | 54.7% | 2 | $8,018 |
| River Walk Care Center Porterville | 24.3 | 99 | 2.69 | 4.14 | 47.8% | 2 | $164,778 |
| Sierra View Medical Center Porterville | 24.3 | 35 | 2.91 | 7.58 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Sequoia Transitional Care Porterville | 24.5 | 99 | 2.87 | 4.10 | 38.0% | 4 | $41,759 |
| Sierra Valley Rehab Center Porterville | 24.6 | 139 | 2.62 | 4.08 | 33.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.