Palms Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palms Care Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Chowchilla, California, part of Ajc Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 37.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Palms Care Center
1010 Ventura AvenueChowchilla, 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 Palms Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 160 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.71 | 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
37.3% of nursing staff at Palms Care 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Palms Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Palms Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ajc Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Palms Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palms Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Chowchilla | 0.0 | 29 | 2.91 | 4.07 | 27.6% | 4 | $112,195 |
| Madera Care Center Madera | 15.7 | 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 | 16.5 | 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 | 17.4 | 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.