Veterans Home of California - Fresno: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Veterans Home of California - Fresno is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Fresno, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the California average of 2.65, and 28.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Veterans Home of California - Fresno
2811 W Cesar Chavez BlvdFresno, CA 93706
Fresno 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 Veterans Home of California - Fresno, nurse aides logged 3.21 hours per resident per day, 21% above the California average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 346 aide hours a day, or about 43 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) | 3.21 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.52 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.03 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.33 | 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
28.3% of nursing staff at Veterans Home of California - Fresno left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Veterans Home of California - Fresno holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Veterans Home of California - Fresno
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 22, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Veterans Home of California - Fresno
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fresno Postacute Care Fresno | 2.9 | 80 | 2.62 | 3.93 | 26.6% | 3 | None |
| Foundation Skilled Nursing Fresno | 3.9 | 59 | 2.50 | 3.74 | — | 1 | $96,763 |
| Healthcare Centre of Fresno Fresno | 3.9 | 155 | 2.49 | 3.81 | — | 2 | $88,049 |
| Sierra Vista Healthcare Fresno | 5.2 | 99 | 2.65 | 4.41 | 34.7% | 3 | $12,048 |
| Community Subacute and Transitional Care Center Fresno | 6.2 | 106 | 4.45 | 9.19 | 21.7% | 5 | None |
| Stonehaven Senior Living Fresno | 6.3 | — | 2.58 | 4.18 | — | — | None |
| Oakwood Gardens Care Center Fresno | 6.6 | 103 | 2.58 | 4.01 | 51.7% | 5 | None |
| Covenant Post Acute Fresno | 6.6 | 121 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 46.5% | 3 | 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.