Overview
Palms Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the California average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Chowchilla. It scores 3 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 4, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Palms Care Center is a for-profit facility with 65 certified beds, caring for about 61 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 67%
Top 63%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.18 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.26 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.17 hrs
- Nurse aides2.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 61
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes