Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center is a 99-bed government-run nursing home in Brawley, California, part of Corporate Interface Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average of 2.65, and 39.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
320 Cattle Call Dr.Brawley, CA 92227
Imperial 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 Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 169 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.35 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.32 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.88 | 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
39.0% of nursing staff at Pioneers Memorial Skilled 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 85.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $105,430 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fine | $17,665 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fine | $17,665 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fine | $17,665 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $52,435 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Payment Denial | 51 days from Mar 16, 2024 |
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. Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Corporate Interface Services, 40 homes
- Legal name: Imperial Valley Healthcare District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 15, 1993
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Imperial Manor Imperial · many days without an RN | 9.0 | 31 | 2.89 | 3.84 | 45.9% | 4 | $22,935 |
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| Arizona State Veteran Home - Yuma Yuma · abuse citation | 63.4 | 80 | 3.07 | 5.58 | — | 2 | 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.