Valley View Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley View Care Center is a 53-bed for-profit nursing home in Delano, California, part of Ajc Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the California average of 2.65, and 35.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Valley View Care Center
729 Browning RoadDelano, CA 93215
Kern 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 Valley View Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.15 hours per resident per day, 19% above the California average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 162 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 3.15 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.60 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.04 | 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
35.4% of nursing staff at Valley View Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 0 fines and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Payment Denial | 13 days from Aug 21, 2025 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Payment Denial | 17 days from Nov 1, 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. Valley View Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Valley View Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ajc Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: Valley View Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley View Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility Delano | 1.1 | 141 | 2.78 | 4.24 | — | 1 | $17,966 |
| Adventist Health Delano Delano | 1.1 | 51 | 2.76 | 6.42 | 25.0% | 2 | $123,442 |
| Shafter Nursing Care Shafter | 17.9 | 99 | 2.70 | 3.99 | 43.1% | 3 | $27,439 |
| Gateway Post Acute Porterville · many days without an RN | 22.7 | 62 | 2.54 | 3.95 | 54.7% | 2 | $8,018 |
| River Walk Care Center Porterville | 23.8 | 99 | 2.69 | 4.14 | 47.8% | 2 | $164,778 |
| Sierra View Medical Center Porterville | 23.8 | 35 | 2.91 | 7.58 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Sequoia Transitional Care Porterville | 24.0 | 99 | 2.87 | 4.10 | 38.0% | 4 | $41,759 |
| Sierra Valley Rehab Center Porterville | 24.0 | 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.