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68/100

Average

Golden Modesto Care Center

1900 Coffee Road, Modesto, CA 95355

CMS 2/5 stars #17 of 17 in Stanislaus County (209) 526-1775
Certified beds
120
Occupancy
93%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $168,487 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 10 penalty action(s).

Our read on Golden Modesto Care Center

Golden Modesto Care Center runs 120 certified beds as a for-profit LLC, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.95 hours per resident day, roughly 2% above the national average, though weekends drop about 5% below its own weekday levels. The bigger issue is what inspectors keep finding: 71 deficiencies on the current record, including 10 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, plus 14 fines totaling $348,550. Staff turnover at 45% is about even with the national rate. With the last inspection in September 2024 and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating, the pattern here is a home that staffs adequately on paper but has repeatedly fallen short where resident safety is concerned.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing19/30Stability10/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

19/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.2 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.35 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

10/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →45% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$168,487 in federal fines across 10 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.95 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.35 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.76 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover45.00%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: September 19, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of GOLDEN SNF OPERATIONS, which operates 7 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Golden Modesto Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Golden Modesto Care Center? +

Golden Modesto Care Center holds an ElderGrade of C (68 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Golden Modesto Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.95 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Golden Modesto Care Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Golden Modesto Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Golden Modesto Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.