Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF is a 84-bed for-profit nursing home in Alturas, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 46% above the California average of 2.65, and 44.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF
225 W MC Dowell AveAlturas, CA 96101
Modoc 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 Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 46% above the California average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 208 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.87 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.74 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.09 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.00 | 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
44.1% of nursing staff at Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Last Frontier Healthcare District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 4, 1990
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Surprise Valley Community Hospital D/P SNF Cedarville · many days without an RN | 19.5 | 22 | 3.26 | 4.87 | — | 4 | None |
| Mayers Memorial Hospital Fall River Mills | 55.5 | 99 | 3.07 | 4.97 | 64.2% | 2 | $62,258 |
| Marquis Plum Ridge Post Acute Rehab Klamath Falls | 83.2 | 77 | 3.15 | 5.02 | 40.9% | 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.