Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District is a 29-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chowchilla, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the California average of 2.65, and 27.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District
1104 Ventura Ave.Chowchilla, CA 93610
Madera 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 Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, nurse aides logged 2.91 hours per resident per day, 10% above the California average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 83 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.91 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.07 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.91 | 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
27.6% of nursing staff at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 20 fines totaling $112,195 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,814 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
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. Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 23, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palms Care Center Chowchilla | 0.0 | 65 | 2.69 | 4.15 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
| Madera Care Center Madera | 15.6 | 64 | 2.65 | 4.04 | 49.3% | 4 | $41,597 |
| Merced Behavioral Center Merced | 16.1 | 96 | 2.32 | 3.74 | 17.8% | 5 | None |
| Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Madera | 16.4 | 176 | 2.57 | 3.82 | 45.5% | 1 | $373,733 |
| Anberry Post Acute Merced · many days without an RN | 16.9 | 120 | 1.74 | 2.92 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| La Sierra Care Center Merced | 17.4 | 68 | 2.53 | 3.93 | 54.9% | 3 | None |
| Merced Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr Merced | 17.5 | 79 | 2.50 | 4.29 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| Golden Merced Care Center Merced | 17.6 | 121 | 2.52 | 4.08 | 58.3% | 3 | $83,538 |
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.