Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility is a 141-bed nonprofit nursing home in Delano, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the California average of 2.65.
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
1509 Tokay StreetDelano, 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 Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 2.78 hours per resident per day, 5% above the California average. With about 128 residents a day, that works out to roughly 355 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.73 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 25 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $17,966 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | Fine | $9,318 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Fine | $8,648 |
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. Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: North Kern South Tulare Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 20, 1991
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Adventist Health Delano Delano | 0.1 | 51 | 2.76 | 6.42 | 25.0% | 2 | $123,442 |
| Valley View Care Center Delano · abuse citation | 1.1 | 53 | 3.15 | 4.60 | 35.4% | 2 | None |
| Shafter Nursing Care Shafter | 17.8 | 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 | 24.2 | 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 | 24.5 | 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.