Fowler Care Center
8448 East Adams Avenue · Fowler, CA · 93625 · 5598342519
46 certified beds For profit - Limited Liability company Chain: Ajc Healthcare
- No federal fines or payment denials in CMS’s 3-year window.
The composite number cleared 71 points, but Recommended is gated: inspection record below the Recommended bar. That rule is part of the published method.
Red flags
RN staffing in the bottom 10% nationally
0.21 registered-nurse hours per resident per day, vs a 0.58 national median and 0.75 benchmark.
Score breakdown
Quality-measure stars are deliberately excluded — they're largely self-reported by facilities. Full method.
CMS ratings & staffing
Overall: 4 of 5 Inspections: 3 of 5 Staffing: 2 of 5 Quality measures: 5 of 5
| Total nurse hours / resident-day | 4.31 | 3.48 min · 4.1 strong |
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| RN hours / resident-day | 0.21 | 0.55–0.75 |
| Weekend hours / resident-day | 3.88 | ≈ weekday level |
| Nursing turnover / year | 57% | median 45% |
| Fines (3-yr window) | none |
Inspection citations (40 in the current record)
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Potential for harm · D April 3, 2026 · found via complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected April 20, 2026 · Quality of Life and Care
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Potential for harm · D March 7, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Resident Rights
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Potential for harm · E March 7, 2025
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Resident Rights
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Potential for harm · D March 7, 2025
Honor 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.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Resident Rights
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Potential for harm · E March 7, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning
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Potential for harm · E March 7, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning
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Potential for harm · D March 7, 2025
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.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Nursing and Physician Services
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Potential for harm · E March 7, 2025
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Pharmacy Service
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Potential for harm · D March 7, 2025
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Nutrition and Dietary
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Potential for harm · F March 7, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Nutrition and Dietary
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Potential for harm · E March 7, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Infection Control
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Potential for harm · F March 7, 2025
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Environmental
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No harm found · B March 7, 2025
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Corrected March 17, 2025 · Environmental
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Potential for harm · D November 13, 2024 · found via complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected December 3, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care
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Potential for harm · D September 26, 2024 · found via complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected October 14, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care
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Potential for harm · E June 27, 2024 · found via complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected August 6, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care
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Potential for harm · D June 7, 2024 · found via complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected June 27, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care
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Potential for harm · E March 15, 2024
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Resident Rights
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Potential for harm · D March 15, 2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning
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Potential for harm · D March 15, 2024
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.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Pharmacy Service
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Potential for harm · F March 15, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Nutrition and Dietary
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Potential for harm · E March 15, 2024
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning
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Potential for harm · D March 15, 2024
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Environmental
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Potential for harm · F March 15, 2024
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected April 15, 2024 · Environmental
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No harm found · B March 15, 2024
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction · Environmental
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Source: CMS Care Compare (public domain), data as of June 1, 2026 · CCN 555918 · certified since November 9, 2019. The score is a screen, not a verdict on any one resident's experience — read how it's computed, then visit in person.