GOLDEN YEARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, THE
160 S 13TH STREET, Chowchilla CA 93610
41 bedsLatest official report Jun 24, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (707) 235-2717
- Licensee
- ORTEGA LUARES NURSING HOME LLC
- Administrator
- MYERS, AMBER L
- Contact
- MYERS, AMBER L
- License first date
- Jun 14, 2021
- License effective date
- Jun 14, 2021
- District office
- FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
- Regional office
- 24
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jun 24, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Aug 8, 2025
3 later reports, from Aug 20, 2025 through Jun 24, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 1 Madera County facilities licensed for 16 to 49 beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 22 reports for this facility: 11 inspections, 10 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 11
- Recorded deficiencies
- 7
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 5
- Substantiated complaints
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 0
About the same as most this size
2 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 27
0 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 12
0 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 15
0 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
No topic repeats in the last 36 months
No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 2 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded · 1 cited
Not classified in the sourceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 85068.5(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
85068.5(a) Eviction Procedures The licensee shall be permitted to evict a client by serving the client with a 30-day written notice...this requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview conducted, facility refused to accept a resident back into the facility and failed to properly evict, which poses an immediate Personal Rights risk to the resident.
Official plan of correction
Licensee stated that implemented new form for discharge and or transfer of new client, provided 30 day eviction letter as well for future use.
Deadline recorded: Aug 8, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Incident reportingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87211(a)(d)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87211 Reporting Requirements (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following:(D)Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident, such as psychological abuse of a resident by staff or other residents, or unexplained absence of any resident. The following requirement has not been met as evidenced by: The facility did not report Resident 1's elopement to Licensing, which poses a potential, health, safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee will conduct training on Reporting Requirements with facility management staff, and submit proof to LPA by POC date of 05/21/2025.
Deadline recorded: May 21, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Basic services and supervisionType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87464(f)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87464 Basic Services (f) Basic services shall at a minimum include:(1) Care and supervision as defined in Section 87101(c)(3) and Health and Safety Code section 1569.2(c). The following requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Resident 1 eloped from the facility approximately 2:35 a.m. on 02/03/2025 depsite Physicians report documenting he is not allowed to leave the facility unassisted, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee will conduct training with facility staff and client Care and Supervision, and reviewing client documents submit proof to LPA by POC date of 05/08/2025.
Deadline recorded: May 8, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations1 substantiated · 8 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303a
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87303 Maintenance and Operation (a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This was not observed as evidenced by: The facility failed to maintain clean table counter tops and floors in the facility that did not appear clean and free from clutter. This poses potential health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
The facility offered as a plan of correction to provide receipt for all facility treatment twice in a row, receipt will be provided to LPA via email by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: May 10, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Allegations1 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Licensing and administrationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.655(a)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
Health and Safety Code section 1569.655 provides: (a) If a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases … for services, the licensee shall provide no less than 60 days' prior written notice to the residents or the residents' representatives setting forth the amount of the increase, the reason for the increase, and a general description of the additional costs, except for an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident…. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when R1 and R2 was provided a notice of rate increase effective on 10/1/22. The notice of the rent increase was given to R1 and R2 on 09/1/22 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee agrees to submit a plan detailing steps that the facility will take when the rent is increased at the facility to ensure the health and safety code requirements are met by the POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Oct 14, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87303 Maintenance and Operation (a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed mold in the male communal shower. LPA observed two sofas in common areas cushions and fabric were ripped and in bad condition. LPA observed the facility's roof drip edge deteriorating. LPA observed several unused furniture, mattresses, chairs, cabinets and refrigerator in the back-parking lot of the facility, which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/27/2022 Plan of Correction Licensee shall remove all items from the back-parking lot and removed the mold from the male communal shower and will submit photos to CCLD on 05/27/2022. Licensee will repair or replace two sofas for the common area and the facility's roof drip edge by 06/03/2022.
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87412(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87412 Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (2) Health screening documents as specified in Section 87411(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited. Licensee was uable to provide record of Health Screening for a total of five (5) staff Health Screening forms at the time of the inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/27/2022 Plan of Correction Licensee shall submit Health Screening documents for the five staff by 05/27/2022 to CCLD. Licensee shall a submit a written plan of how to maintain personnel records by 05/27/2022.
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 4 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 6 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportSource and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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