Adventist Health Delano
1401 GARCES HWY, Delano, CA 93215
Delano, California · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Adventist Health Delano shows below-average quality that runs below California's state average of 3.1.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Adventist Health Delano in Delano, California holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 41 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 41 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 41.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Adventist Health Delano's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Adventist Health Delano on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the California average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Delano, California. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 90% occupancy, this facility runs close to its typical range for a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within California, Adventist Health Delano is one of 94 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 4.0 stars, ahead of roughly 5% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Adventist Health Delano's lower-tercile stars compare to California
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the California facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = California state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Adventist Health Delano ranks in California
Among the 1,154 CMS-rated nursing homes in California, Adventist Health Delano’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 16% of them. The bars show how all California homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
238 California homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 51 |
| Residents | 46 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Kern |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 61 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Adventist Health Delano? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Adventist Health Delano's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the California average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in California? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts California's median semi-private nursing home rate at $12,167 per month ($146,000 per year), with private rooms averaging $15,178 per month.
What services does Adventist Health Delano offer? ▾
CMS classifies Adventist Health Delano as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Adventist Health Delano have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Adventist Health Delano has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in California? ▾
In California, alternatives include assisted living ($7,000/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($2,037/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the California elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 056426.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.