Willow Creek Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Willow Creek Healthcare Center is a 159-bed for-profit nursing home in Clovis, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 59.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Willow Creek Healthcare Center
650 W. AlluvialClovis, CA 93611
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 Willow Creek Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.70 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 153 residents a day, that works out to roughly 412 aide hours a day, or about 52 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.70 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 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
59.7% of nursing staff at Willow Creek Healthcare 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 42.9%. 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 18 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $25,045 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Fine | $15,935 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| May 7, 2025 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Jun 12, 2025 |
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. Willow Creek Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Willow Creek Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Willow Creek Post Acute, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 8, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Willow Creek Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Horizon Health & Subacute Center Fresno | 0.7 | 180 | 2.56 | 4.63 | 47.1% | 2 | $22,913 |
| Morning Star Post Acute Clovis | 2.3 | 57 | 2.57 | 3.91 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| North Point Healthcare & Wellness Centre LP Fresno | 3.1 | 99 | 2.50 | 3.98 | — | 5 | None |
| The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens Village Fresno | 3.3 | 54 | 2.85 | 5.13 | 30.3% | 5 | None |
| Keystone Post-Acute Fresno | 4.7 | 65 | 2.47 | 3.93 | 47.1% | 2 | $42,764 |
| Oakwood Gardens Care Center Fresno | 5.0 | 103 | 2.58 | 4.01 | 51.7% | 5 | None |
| Covenant Post Acute Fresno | 5.0 | 121 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 46.5% | 3 | None |
| Community Subacute and Transitional Care Center Fresno | 5.4 | 106 | 4.45 | 9.19 | 21.7% | 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.