Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
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About Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Barrigada, GU. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Guam is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 16 problems, close to the Guam average of 16.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 7 hr 43 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Guam average of 7 hr 43 min. About 16% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $13,247 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
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
1 strength 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 Jun 2026.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection16 (Jun 2026)Guam average: 16.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident7 hr 43 min a dayGuam average: 7 hr 43 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident2 hr 29 min a dayGuam average: 2 hr 29 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover16% a yearGuam average: 16%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $13,247; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Aug 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 Guam 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.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 0.0%About average
Physical therapist time: about 14 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 14 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 0.0%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.0%State average: 6.0%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Guam average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 11 times.
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 9.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 9.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 9.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.7 |
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.
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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Family reviews
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