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Clearwater Healthcare Center

1517 East Knickerbocker Drive, Stockton, CA 952102099574539Ownership: For profit - IndividualCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 114Chain: Links Healthcare Group (32 facilities)County: San Joaquin

The complete public record on Clearwater Healthcare Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Stockton, California, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. California average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Clearwater Healthcare Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating declined from 3 stars (July 2026) to 2 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.

Staffing

4.20 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.52)
0.66 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.67)
3.83 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
42.0% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (36.7)
60.9% RN turnover
2 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

March 27, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
30 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (15.6)
31 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 1, 20260755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 17, 20260842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 2, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 29, 20260627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.