Modoc Medical Center D/P SNF

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 84 beds and averages 53.8 residents a day — about 64% occupied, or roughly 30 beds typically open. It often has substantial empty capacity — worth asking why, since low census can reflect either a new or shrinking home or one families are avoiding. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 6.09 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.48 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 3.87 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 5.00 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 6.53 on weekdays — 23% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 0.52 to 0.38 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 44% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

18 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 8 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · D2026-01-14 · tag F0725 — failed to have enough nursing staff — isolated
  Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure there was a Licensed Nurse (LN) in the facility to provide care for 14 out of 14 residents when LN A left the facility for a lunch break. This had the potential to impact resident health status and could have caused a decline in psychosocial well-being. Findings:A review of the Facility Assessment Tool, dated 11/10/25, indicated the facility would staff two LNs on the night shift.A review of the undated Staffing Ratio for Revamping [changing or redoing] up Staffing, indicated, when the facility census (how many residents were in the facility) was less than 30, there would be one LN working the night shift.During an interview on 1/13/26 at 12:19 pm, Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) B stated, one night, LN A went outside for a smoke break, and she drove away and was gone for an hour. CNA B confirmed, there was no LN in the facility or on the facility grounds while LN A was gone and stated, it was me and another CNA. CNA B stated a resident that was awake [Resident 1] was upset that the nurse left the facility.During an…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-01-14 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure that medication was stored securely when Licensed Nurse (LN) A left the medication keys at the nurse's station during a lunch break. This failure caused medication to be accessible to facility staff and residents and had the potential to cause a decline in resident health status. A review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Medication Cart, revised 8/1/24, indicated, the Pharmacists and LN would have access to the medication cart. The P&P indicated, If a nurse leaves the floor for any reason, they must turn over the keys to the cart to another nurse. During an interview on 1/14/26 at 11:41 am, Nurse Manager (NM) stated, I heard she [LN A] left one night for her lunch break and threw her medication keys on the counter at the nurse's station. One of the Certified Nurse Assistant's (CNA) called me. During an interview on 1/14/26 at 12:19 pm, CNA B confirmed that LN A had left the facility for a lunch break and left the medication keys unsecured at the nurse's station and Resident 1 had witnessed it. CNA…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-11 · tag F0563 — failed to protect the right to visitors — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow their visitation policy and procedure (P&P) for one out of three sampled residents (Resident 1) when Resident 1 was denied (not allowed) visitors of his choosing, the facility did not notify Resident 1 that his friend (Visitor) had been denied visits, there was no documentation present in the medical record, and rules and regulations regarding visitors were not posted for the public and residents to review. This failure violated Resident 1's right to receive visitors of his choosing and had the potential to cause psychosocial harm. Findings: A review of the facility's P&P titled, Visitation, Acute Hospital/SNF, revised 12/1/19, indicated, residents had the right to visitors of their choosing if they had the ability to make their own decisions. The P&P indicated, A visitor may also be prohibited [not allowed] if in the clinical judgement of the healthcare team, a visitor would negatively impact the health or safety of the patient,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-11 · tag F0909 — failed to maintain a comfortable temperature — isolated
  Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure bedframes were maintained for resident safety when the Medical Equipment Management Plan and manufacture recommendations were not followed for one of four sampled residents (Resident 1), when the footboard fell off of Resident 1's bed. This had the potential to subject all residents to injury from equipment that the facility had not regularly inspected and maintained for the safe use by residents. Findings: A review of the facility's policies and procedures (P&P) titled, Equipment Management Program, revised 3/1/18, indicated, electronically operated patient beds would be included in the Equipment Management Program. A review of the facility's P&P titled, Preventative Maintenance, revised 3/1/23, indicated, the facility maintained a comprehensive Preventative Maintenance Program for all equipment that included scheduled maintenance and documentation of maintenance. A review of the Medical Equipment Management Plan, dated 1/1/11, indicated, the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Environmental Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-04-17 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview, observation and record review, the facility failed to meet this requirement when a medication cart was observed to be left unlocked on two occasions. This had the potential to result in unauthorized access to medications that had the potential to cause illness and death. Findings: Review of the facility's policy titled Medication Preparation and Administration, last reviewed 2010, indicated, If the nurse leaves the medication cart, it must be locked. On 4/15/25 at 12:32 PM, a medication cart was observed to be unlocked and openable outside room [ROOM NUMBER]. Unsupervised medications were observed to include heart medication, blood pressure medication, antipsychotics (medications for mental health), and diuretics ('blood pressure pills), among many other drugs. No staff was observed nearby to secure the cart while it was open. On 4/15/25 at 12:33 PM, LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse) was observed coming toward the unlocked cart from a distant hall in the facility. In a concurrent interview, LVN…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-04-17 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — isolated
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — the official record, unedited, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to meet this requirement when an expired food product was stored in the refrigerator and available for serving to residents. This had the potential to result in foodborne illness and poor food palatability (flavor, freshness). Findings Review of the facility's policy titled, Food Storage Policy and Procedure dated 2005 indicated, All food should be labeled and dated, and Refrigerated food should be stored upon delivery and careful rotation procedures should be followed. On 4/14/25 at 12:00 PM, a 15-ounce spray can of Redi Whip whipped topping was observed in the facility's foodservice refrigerator, with a use by date of 2/24/25 written per the facility's policy. It was observed that the product was nearly two months beyond this use-by date. In a concurrent interview on 1/14/25 at 12:00 PM, Dietary Manager (DM) confirmed that the whipped topping, Should have been thrown away. DM was observed disposing of the item.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-04-17 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow infection control standards for 4 out of 5 residents (Resident 1, Resident 28, Resident 19, and Resident 29) during medication pass when staff did not disinfect medical equipment and when medication containers where brought into residents' rooms and handled by the residents. This had the potential to spread a communicable disease and cause cross-contamination. Findings: The facility's policy titled, Cleaning of Non-Critical Patient Care Equipment, dated 05/2017, indicated the purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection of non-critical, patient care equipment. It is the policy for patient care equipment to be cleaned and disinfected to prevent the potential spread of infection and cross-contamination. The facility's policy titled, Medication Preparation and Administration, revised 2010, indicated this policy is to ensure the most complete and accurate implementation of a physician's medication orders…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-04-01 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to report an injury of unknown origin for one of one residents (Resident 1) sampled for abuse. Resident 1 was found to have significantly large suspicious bruising on both of her breasts from an unknown cause. The facility had not reported this to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Ombudsman (Resident advocate agency), or to their local Law Enforcement agency, in accordance with their Abuse Policy. This failure resulted in the inability for CDPH, Ombudsman and Law Enforcement to gather additional information surrounding Resident 1's injuries and conduct their own investigation, which could negatively impact Resident 1's physical, emotional and psychosocial well-being and quality of life. Findings: A review of facility's policy provided by Director of Nursing (DON) titled, Elder Abuse dated January 2012, indicated abuse as the, willful infliction of injury .resulting in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. Facility policy further…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2023-12-05 · tag F0600 — failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect — isolated
  Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not protect residents' right to be free from sexual abuse for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), when Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 1, offered to have sexual relations with her to relieve stress. This caused fear and anxiety for Resident 1, and had the potential to negatively impact her emotional and psychosocial well-being. Findings: A review of the facility's policy titled, Elder Abuse dated 6/2023, indicated, Abuse is the infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment resulting in physical harm, pain or mental anguish. Abuse of a patient includes the deprivation of goods or services necessary to attain or maintain physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. This presumes that instances of abuse of all patients, even those in a coma, irrespective of any mental or physical condition, cause physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. Instances include verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and mental abuse including abuse facilitated or enabled through the use of…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2023-11-06 · tag F0741 — failed to have staff trained for behavioral health — isolated
  Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure one of seven sampled residents (Resident 1), received care according to Resident 1's comprehensive person-centered care plan. This happened when Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 2 and CNA 3 had a verbal disagreement in front of Resident 1; CNAs did not exit the room when Resident 1 became agitated; CNA 3 provided care quickly with no breaks between tasks; three CNAs were in the room at the same time and CNAs did not provide a sheet to cover Resident 1 during care. This failure resulted in Resident 1 becoming increasingly agitated and had the potential to cause Resident 1 physical and psychosocial harm. Findings: During a review of facility policy and procedure titled, Resident Right-Resident Behavior and Facility Practice, dated 10/2020, indicated the resident has the right to be free from verbal abuse and the facility must care for residents in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement fo each resident's quality of life and enhances dignity and respect in full recognition…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 23 rows in the source record cover these 9 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in CA