PALMS CARE CENTER
PALMS CARE CENTER is a 65-bed nursing home in CHOWCHILLA, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01. It averages 59.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at PALMS CARE CENTER?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for PALMS CARE CENTER since 2021-11-10, 20 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2025-04-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | F |
| 2025-04-04 | F0656, F0880 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-04-04 | F0658, F0679, F0801, F0842, F0919 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2024-07-30 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-04-19 | F0801, F0812 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-04-19 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E |
| 2024-04-19 | F0552, F0553, F0584, F0641, F0656, F0761, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-11-29 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2021-11-10 | F0700 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | K |
| 2021-11-10 | F0725, F0726, F0812, F0813, F0835, F0880, F0882, F0921 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. / Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2021-11-10 | F0658, F0759, F0760 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2021-11-10 | F0583, F0657, F0690, F0693, F0761, F0802, F0943 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D |
How is PALMS CARE CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.15075 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 37.3 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.5 | 87.9 |
Who owns PALMS CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
PALMS CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name PALMS CARE CENTER LLC and belongs to the AJC HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PALMS CARE CENTER HOLDINGS LLC | since 05/17/2019 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SWC CA OPCO, LLC, CHESLEY, AARON | since 02/01/2021 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HAWK, REGAN | since 02/01/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CHESLEY, AARON, GAMETT, JAMES | since 02/01/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | PALMS CARE CENTER HOLDINGS LLC | since 05/17/2019 |