Delano · 93215
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
1509 Tokay Street
Delano, CA 93215
Adventist Health Delano
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⌖ Delano, CA · Kern County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds51
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Adventist Health Delano
Adventist Health Delano is a 51-bed nonprofit nursing home in Delano, CA. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in California is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 11 problems, fewer than the California average of 15.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 6 hr 25 min a day with each resident, more than the California average of 4 hr 31 min. About 25% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $123,442 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameAdventist Health Delano
LocationKern County, California
Phone(661) 721-5591
Address1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA 93215 · Kern County
CMS provider number56426
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyAdventist Health · 5 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 16, 1974 (52 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Nov 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Jun 2026)California average: 15.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 25 min a dayCalifornia average: 4 hr 31 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 21 min a dayCalifornia average: 40 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover25% a yearCalifornia average: 37%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $123,442; 2 Medicare payment denialsFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the California average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 1.6%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.7%State average: 4.3%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs12.3%State average: 12.0%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the California average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing3★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.4 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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