Nursing home
Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF
733 Cedar Street, Garberville, CA 95542 · Map
Government - Hospital district · 17 certified beds
Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Garberville, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 9.46 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Sep 12, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF 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 | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 9.46 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.16 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 38.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 23, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 24, 2026
What inspectors found at Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF
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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 733 Cedar Street
Garberville, CA 95542 - CMS certification #
- 555516
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 17
- Avg residents/day
- 7.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-25
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
The emergency room at Jerold Phelps Community Hospital is the only ER in Southern Humboldt county, and it’s open 24/7.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Jerold Phelps Community Hospital, Garberville. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fortuna Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, LP, Fortuna. 38.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adventist Health Home Care Services, Fort Bragg. 46.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Garberville Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95542 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 95542.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Seema Rao, MD, Ukiah. 73.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Garberville, CA, risk to homes is greater than 31% of communities in California and 73% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF staffed?
Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF reports 9.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF have?
Jerold Phelps Comm Hospital SNF is certified for 17 beds.