Nursing home
Valley Skilled Nursing Center
515 East Orangeburg Avenue, Modesto, CA 95350 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Kalesta Healthcare Group (13 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Valley Skilled Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Modesto, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.18 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 14, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Valley 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 | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.18 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 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 10, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 10, 2026
What inspectors found at Valley 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 each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · 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 · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 9, 2025 · 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 27, 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 · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · 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
- 515 East Orangeburg Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350 - CMS certification #
- 055869
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 51.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-07-16
- Chain
- Kalesta Healthcare Group (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Kalesta Healthcare Group
Kalesta Healthcare Group operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Kalesta Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Valley Skilled Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Valley Skilled Nursing Center 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.
24-hour RNs and CNAs
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic Management
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three meals per day served in main dining or rehabilitative dining areas
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 8, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 2, 2021. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $2,435 proposed, $2,435 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Central Valley Post Acute- Modesto. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5144(C)(1). Penalty $750 proposed, $750 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5194(E)(1). Penalty $750 proposed, $750 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(D)(1). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Doctors Medical Center, Modesto. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Modesto Post Acute Center, Modesto. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Atta Home Healthcare, Modesto. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 95350 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Modesto Dialysis, Modesto, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Coffee Road Dialysis, Modesto, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Shc Central Modesto, Modesto, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95350.
Progressive Hospice Care, office in Modesto, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Global Hospice And Pallative Care, Inc, office in Modesto, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Community Hospice, Inc - Hospice, office in Modesto, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, Jackson. 49.2 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Valley Skilled Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Valley Skilled Nursing Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Valley Skilled Nursing Center staffed?
Valley Skilled Nursing Center reports 4.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Valley Skilled Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Valley Skilled Nursing Center have?
Valley Skilled Nursing Center is certified for 70 beds.