GOLDEN YEARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, THE

160 S 13TH STREET, Chowchilla CA 93610

Facility 207209150 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

41 bedsLatest official report Jun 24, 2026Licensed

Additional info
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

About the same as most this size

2 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
7

Fewer than the typical 27

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

Fewer than the typical 12

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
5

Fewer than the typical 15

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
4

About the same as most this size

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

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.

Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 2 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations1 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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 8, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 21, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 8, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations1 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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 10, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 14, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 4 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 6 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
No deficiencies recorded in this report

Source 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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