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Fowler Care Center

Nursing home in Fowler, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
8448 East Adams Avenue, Fowler, CA 93625
Phone
(559) 834-2519
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
Medicare CCN
555918
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
46
Average residents per day
42
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Fowler Care Center LLC
Chain
Ajc Healthcare (16 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 9, 2019
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 555918. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 2, 2026. CMS lists 34 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 23, 2024 to Jul 2, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 2, 2026Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 2, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 2, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 2, 2026Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 2, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 2, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 7, 2026Ensure 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 · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 3, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Mar 7, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Honor 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 7, 2025Ensure 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 34. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.38 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.29 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.81 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.97 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
46%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

Other nursing homes in Fowler

Vineyards at Fowler1306 East Sumner Avenue · Fowler, CA 93625 · (559) 834-2542 · For-profit53 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Jan 9, 2026 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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