Meadowood Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meadowood Nursing Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Clearlake, California, part of Ajc Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65, and 44.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Meadowood Nursing Center
3805 Dexter LaneClearlake, CA 95422
Lake County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Meadowood Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 269 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.13 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
44.9% of nursing staff at Meadowood Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $91,067 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2024 | Fine | $24,668 |
| May 7, 2024 | Fine | $66,399 |
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. Meadowood Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Meadowood Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ajc Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Vindra Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 20, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Meadowood Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rocky Point Care Center Lakeport · abuse citation | 16.9 | 90 | 2.74 | 4.30 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Lakeport Post Acute Lakeport | 17.0 | 81 | 2.23 | 3.51 | 29.8% | 3 | None |
| Cloverdale Healthcare Center Cloverdale | 23.8 | 72 | 2.74 | 4.36 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Healdsburg Hospital D/P SNF Healdsburg · many days without an RN | 26.0 | 17 | 4.67 | 10.57 | — | 4 | $45,872 |
| Almond View Care Center Williams | 28.6 | 99 | 2.68 | 4.15 | 49.1% | 3 | None |
| Ukiah Post Acute Ukiah | 33.3 | 57 | 2.68 | 4.15 | 51.6% | 4 | None |
| Redwood Cove Healthcare Center Ukiah | 33.4 | 68 | 2.25 | 3.52 | 42.9% | 3 | None |
| Arbol Healthcare Center of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa | 33.8 | 45 | 3.07 | 5.62 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
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.