Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
Nursing home in Brawley, California, CMS certification number 555557
320 Cattle Call Dr., Brawley, CA 92227 · Imperial County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $86,881 (4)
Does Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing 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
- 4.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.27
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.58
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 3.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 83.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 10, 2025 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 20, 2024, found 27.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $86,881 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 71 residents live here, about 72% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Certified since
- June 15, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Imperial Valley Healthcare District
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain
- 40 homes nationally under Corporate Interface Services, 2.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
- Imperial Manor100 East 2nd Street, Imperial 92251
- El Centro Post-Acute Care1700 S. Imperial Ave, El Centro 92243
- Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre82262 Valencia Avenue, Indio 92201
- Desert Mountain Care Center47-763 Monroe Avenue, Indio 92201
- Desert Springs Post Acute74-350 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert 92260
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing 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 Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center?
Imperial Valley Healthcare District, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.