Palms Care Center
1010 Ventura Avenue, Chowchilla, CA, 93610
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Ajc Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 65 · avg 58 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 36.4% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055047
- Certified beds
- 65 beds · avg 58 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Palms Care Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Ajc Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ajc Healthcare chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Aaron Chesley
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- Ajc Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- James b Gamett
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- Jbg Partners Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2021
- Regan Hawk
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Swc ca Opco, Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 39)
- D0919·Apr 4, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- E0880·Apr 4, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Apr 4, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0801·Apr 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F0732·Apr 4, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0679·Apr 4, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D0658·Apr 4, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0656·Apr 4, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Fire-safety citations
23 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 4, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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