Palms Care Center
Nursing home in Chowchilla, California, CMS certification number 055047
1010 Ventura Avenue, Chowchilla, CA 93610 · Madera County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 65
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Palms Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palms Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palms Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.74
- Weekend total hours
- 3.78
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 4, 2025 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 19, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Palms Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 60.7 residents live here, about 93% of its 65 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 60.7
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palms Care Center
- Legal business name
- Palms Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 16 homes nationally under Ajc Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Palms Care Center
- Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District1104 Ventura Ave., Chowchilla 93610
- Madera Care Center1700 Howard Road, Madera 93637
- Merced Behavioral Center1255 B Street, Merced 95341
- Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing Center517 South A Street, Madera 93638
- Anberry Post Acute1000 West Yosemite Avenue, Merced 95341
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Palms Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Palms Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Palms Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palms Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palms Care Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palms Care Center?
Palms Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.