Government - Hospital district ·
99 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brawley, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.43 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jan 10, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $52,435 in CMS records.
2 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality Measures
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Long-Stay QM
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Short-Stay QM
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
How Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing 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)
4.43
4.51
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.25
0.65
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.87
2.64
2.34
above avg
Nursing staff turnover
37.8%
38.1%
46.4%
below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
15.0
15.4
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
4.43
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.25
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.30
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.87
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
4.17
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
37.8%
Registered Nurses
60.0%
Administrator Changes0 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Jan 10, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
15
Total Deficiencies Found
56
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 28, 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 · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
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 · Jan 10, 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 · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
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.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2025
About This Facility
Address
320 Cattle Call Dr. Brawley, CA 92227
CMS Certification #
555557
Ownership
Government - Hospital district
Certified Beds
99
Avg Residents/Day
70.8
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1993-06-15
Setting
Urban
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center reports 4.43 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center is certified for 99 beds.
Admissions at Pioneers Memorial Skilled Nursing Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (760) 344-5431. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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