For profit - Limited Liability company ·
46 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Ajc Healthcare (14 facilities)
4
Overall CMS Rating
★★★★☆
Fowler Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fowler, California. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.52 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 7, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★★☆ 4/5
Health Inspections
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Staffing
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
No data
How Fowler Care Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
California avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
4.52
4.51
3.89
above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.38
0.65
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.80
2.64
2.34
above avg
Nursing staff turnover
60.7%
38.1%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
12.0
15.4
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
4.52
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.38
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.34
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.80
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.98
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
60.7%
Registered Nurses
71.4%
Administrator Changes0 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Mar 7, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
12
Total Deficiencies Found
88
Health Inspection Score
0
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Fowler Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
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.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
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.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025
About This Facility
Address
8448 East Adams Avenue Fowler, CA 93625
CMS Certification #
555918
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
46
Avg Residents/Day
41.3
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2019-11-09
Chain
Ajc Healthcare (14 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Ajc Healthcare
14
Facilities Nationwide
Ajc Healthcare operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Fowler Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Fowler Care Center reports 4.52 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
Fowler Care Center is certified for 46 beds.
Admissions at Fowler Care Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (559) 834-2519. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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