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Shafter Nursing Care

A nursing home in Shafter, California 93263

140 East Tulare Avenue, Shafter, California 93263. (661) 746-3912.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 26 citations in 12 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean7
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

6 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The California average is 15.7.

Last standard inspection Apr 9, 2026.

Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Nov 19, 2024

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

26 citations in 12 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 26 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 16 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jul 1, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 9, 2026.

Apr 9, 2026: standard inspection4 citations

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Rule F0641. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 8, 2026.

  • 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.

    Rule F0727. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 8, 2026.

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

    Rule F0806. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 11, 2026.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 11, 2026.

Feb 10, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Rule F0628. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 19, 2026.

Dec 19, 2024: standard inspection6 citations

  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Rule F0552. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

    Rule F0638. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Rule F0644. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0727. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.

    Rule F0730. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

Nov 19, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 16, 2024.

Oct 2, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 16, 2024.

Sep 17, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.

    Rule F0602. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 18, 2024.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 18, 2024.

Jun 13, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

    Rule F0606. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 12, 2024.

Apr 9, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 17, 2024.

Mar 21, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 17, 2024.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 17, 2024.

Mar 20, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

    Rule F0625. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 7, 2024.

  • Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

    Rule F0626. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 7, 2024.

Mar 12, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Provide appropriate foot care.

    Rule F0687. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 3, 2024.

Feb 12, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • 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.

    Rule F0584. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 8, 2024.

Jan 10, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    Rule F0607. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 25, 2024.

Jan 8, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 22, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 1, 1971.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
  • 99 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 2 fines in the last three years, $27,439 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 16 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Nov 19, 2024Fine$9,505
Sep 17, 2024Fine$17,934

Who does the caring?

4.02 nurse hours per resident per day

The California average is 4.54.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeCalifornia average
Nurse hours per resident per day4.024.54
Of which registered nurses0.390.68
At weekends3.494.10
Nursing staff turnover38.9%36.6%
Registered nurse turnover0%37.8%
Administrators who left1Not given

Who owns it?

  • 11 owners or officers are people: David Levy (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); Mohamed Hammami (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); Nathan Pease (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); Moishe Frankel (owns 5% or more directly, 20%); David Levy (corporate officer); Dio Telmo (managing employee (on the payroll)); Mohamed Hammami (corporate officer); Rush Melliti (owns 5% or more directly); Rush Melliti (corporate officer); Nathan Pease (corporate officer); Moishe Frankel (corporate officer).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (California average 4.2).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating4 of 5
Health inspections4 of 5
Staffing3 of 5
Quality measures4 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 19.3 miles, this one had the 12th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (6; the middle value was 16.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Shafter Nursing Care This nursing home6
Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute10.423
Kern River Transitional Care14.324
Rosewood Health Facility16.810
San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent17.112
The Orchards Post-Acute17.418
Valley Healthcare Center17.622
Adventist Health Delano17.711
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility17.824
Valley View Care Center17.921
Height Street Skilled Care19.115
The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield19.315

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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