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85/100

Excellent

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf

5189 Hospital Road, Mariposa, CA 95338

CMS 2/5 stars (209) 966-3631
Certified beds
16
Occupancy
97%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf

John C. Fremont Healthcare District's skilled nursing unit runs on unusually heavy staffing for its size: 6.53 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 69% above the national average, which matters a lot in a 16-bed hospital-based unit where residents tend to be sicker. The tradeoff shows up elsewhere. Weekend coverage drops about 15% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 51.2%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, so the hours are there, but the faces change. Fifteen deficiencies appear on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last inspection in February 2026. As a government hospital-district home, it answers to public oversight rather than a chain.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing27/30Stability9/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

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

27/30

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

  • →7.18 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.62 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

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

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year

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

10/10

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

  • →No federal fines on record

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 day6.53 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.62 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours5.55 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover51.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 10, 2026 (8 months ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf

What is the ElderGrade for John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf? +

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf holds an ElderGrade of A (85 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf? +

Residents receive an average of 6.53 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf 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 John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf accept Medicaid? +

Yes, John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf 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.