Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Complaints, Violations and Inspection Records
Data current as of the August 2026 CMS Care Compare release and the CDPH state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024. State citation records cover July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
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What the public record shows
If you are looking into Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District in Chowchilla, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. Federal and state inspectors publish what they find.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 4 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 4 of 5.
- California state citations: 1 on record, including 1 class B, with $1,000 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 4.07 nursing hours per resident per day. Registered nurse turnover not reported.
- Most recent standard inspection: 5 deficiencies cited on February 19, 2026.
- Federal enforcement: 20 federal fines totaling $112,195 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, non-profit.
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District ratings and staffing
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District is located at 1104 Ventura Ave. in Chowchilla, Madera County. It is a non-profit facility operated by Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, with 29 certified beds and an average of 28.7 residents a day. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS rates every certified nursing home in three separate categories, and the overall star is a blend of them:
- Health inspections, based on what state surveyors observe in person during unannounced visits. Weight this one most heavily, because it does not rely on data the facility reports about itself.
- Staffing, drawn from payroll-based records of how much nursing time each resident actually receives.
- Quality measures, built largely from data the facility submits. Read a high score here with more caution than the other two.
For Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, those scores are: health inspections 4 of 5, staffing 3 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5.
Staffing. Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District reports 4.07 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.28 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 27.6% of the nursing staff left. Registered nurses supervise aides, catch medication errors before they reach a resident, and notice when a person's condition is changing. Staffing is the single number that most reliably predicts whether a facility catches a problem early or lets it become a crisis.
How this home compares in the public record
CMS publishes each home's star rating and its payroll-based staffing hours, and it publishes the federal fines it has imposed. The county and California figures beside each number are the averages across those same published records.
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Federal inspection findings and penalties
Scope and severity A to C means no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. Scope and severity D to F means no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm. Scope and severity G to I means actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy. Scope and severity J to L means immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
February 19, 2026, standard inspection
5 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft, procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, and honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity E)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0559Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
August 5, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
February 24, 2025, standard inspection
8 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, and ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
- F0800Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. (scope and severity D)
- F0849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (scope and severity D)
July 16, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
April 30, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured and develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
- F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (scope and severity D)
March 1, 2024, standard inspection
6 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, and ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity E)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. Over the reported period, Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District received 20 federal fines totaling $112,195. Fines are imposed when a facility is cited for a serious violation or fails to correct a prior deficiency in time.
California state citations
California inspects and cites nursing homes separately from the federal government. The Department of Public Health issues three classes of citation. A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. A class B citation is a violation the Department determined had a direct or immediate relationship to residents' health, safety or security, other than a class AA or A violation.
State records show 1 citation against Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District between January 25, 2011 and January 25, 2011: 1 class B, with $1,000 in assessed penalties.
- January 25, 2011, class B, Patient Rights. $1,000 penalty.
Across Madera County's 5 certified facilities, the average is about 3.2 state citations per facility. Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District's 1 is below that average.
A citation records a determination by state surveyors. A citation does not by itself establish that any particular resident was injured or that the facility is liable to anyone.
Other nursing homes in Chowchilla
Families comparing options in Chowchilla often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Palms Care Center, 4 stars, 4 state citations
- Madera Care Center, 4 stars, 3 state citations (in Madera County)
- Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 1 star, 5 state citations (in Madera County)
- Majestic Mountain Care Center, 1 star, 3 state citations (in Madera County)
See every facility in the Madera County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Madera County
These are other nursing homes in Madera County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District. The public record gives a street address but no coordinates, so distance is not measured; homes in the same ZIP code appear first. No rating or inspection figure is used to order this list.
- Palms Care Center, Chowchilla
- Madera Care Center, Madera
- Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Madera
- Majestic Mountain Care Center, Oakhurst
This list is drawn from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). It is ordered by location only and is not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
What to do if you are worried about care at this facility
You will usually notice something is wrong before anyone official does, and you do not need proof before you act. If you are concerned about care at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, you can take these steps:
Write down what you see. Note dates, times, and specific concerns, and photograph anything relevant. A clear, contemporaneous record matters if an investigation follows.
File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health. CDPH licenses and inspects skilled nursing facilities and investigates complaints, and a serious complaint can trigger an on-site inspection. You can file online through CDPH's Cal Health Find system, which routes your complaint to the Madera County licensing district office.
Contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The ombudsman is a free advocate who will visit your loved one, look into your concerns, and press the facility on their behalf. Madera County's ombudsman program can be reached at (559) 224-9177. This is often the fastest first step when the issue is care quality rather than an emergency.
For the full walkthrough, see How to report nursing home abuse in California.
Injuries that most often signal neglect
The injuries below are the ones most often at issue in California nursing home cases. Any one of them at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers, especially a wound that reached stage 3 or 4
- Falls and fractures in a resident who was supposed to be supervised
- Wandering and elopement from a building that was not secured
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Sepsis and untreated infections
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death, when neglect contributed to a resident's passing
Nursing home abuse claims in Madera County
If a loved one was harmed at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, these pages explain how Madera County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Madera County bedsore lawyer
- Madera County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Madera County nursing home fall lawyer
- Madera County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Madera County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District. Those records are separate from civil lawsuits: a government citation is not a lawsuit, and a facility can be sued without ever being cited. This site does not track civil court filings. Civil cases against California skilled nursing facilities are usually filed in the Superior Court of the county where the facility is located; records for Madera County are searchable through the Madera County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, the records that matter most are usually the resident's own: nursing notes, care plans, fall-risk assessments, wound records, medication administration records, physician orders and incident reports. Talk to us about what happened.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District a good nursing home?
- CMS gives Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District an overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 4 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 1 state citation against the facility. A rating is a starting point, not a verdict. Read it alongside the inspection dates and what you see for yourself.
- What should I do if my loved one was injured at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District?
- Document the injury with dated photos, request the care plan and treatment records, and report your concern to the California Department of Public Health and the Madera County Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If the injury is serious, such as a bedsore, a fall, or an untreated infection, you can also speak with a nursing home attorney about whether you have a claim.
- Has Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 20 federal fines totaling $112,195 and 1 California state citation with $1,000 in state penalties.
- How many state citations does Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 1 citation against Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District in Chowchilla between January 25, 2011 and January 25, 2011: 1 class B, with $1,000 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Madera County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (559) 224-9177. In an emergency, call Adult Protective Services or 911.
If your loved one was harmed
We came to this work from the other side. We spent years defending nursing homes, which means we know how a facility builds a file to protect itself and where the gaps in that file tend to be. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15600 to 15675), a family that proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that neglect was committed with recklessness, oppression, fraud or malice can recover remedies beyond an ordinary injury claim, including attorney's fees (section 15657).
If your loved one was harmed at Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, talk to our Madera County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Chowchilla and across California. The consultation is free and confidential, we are available around the clock, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare: Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District provider record, CCN 555530. Ratings, staffing, and federal deficiency data processed August 1, 2026.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Penalties, and Health Deficiencies datasets.
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find: Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District state license record, FACID 040000790, license 550000252.
- California Department of Public Health, Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions dataset (CHHS Open Data), citations July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer
The inspection data, ratings, citations, staffing figures, and ownership information on this page come from public sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (medicare.gov) and the California Department of Public Health. This information is reported as published by those sources and may not reflect the most current findings or conditions at the facility. Deficiencies and citations listed may have been corrected or appealed since the date shown. Inclusion of Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District in this directory is not a statement, allegation, or suggestion that the facility has committed abuse, neglect, or any wrongdoing. This page is attorney advertising and an information resource. It is not legal advice, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Young & Wallin is not affiliated with Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.