HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF
Within standard 12-15 month inspection cycle. Federal law requires annual inspections.
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P SNF has a Trust Grade of B, indicating it is a good choice for families, performing solidly among nursing homes. It ranks #370 out of 1,155 facilities in California, placing it in the top half, and is the only option in San Benito County, ranking #1. However, the facility's trend is concerning as issues have worsened from 1 in 2023 to 11 in 2024, which may signal deteriorating conditions. Staffing is a strength here, with a perfect 5/5 rating and only 10% turnover, significantly lower than the state average, meaning staff are experienced and familiar with residents. Notably, there have been incidents such as one resident suffering 18 falls due to inadequate supervision and a failure to create a comprehensive care plan for multiple residents, which could affect their well-being. While the facility has no fines and good RN coverage, the increasing number of concerns and specific incidents highlight areas needing improvement.
- Trust Score
- B
- In California
- #370/1155
- Safety Record
- Moderate
- Inspections
- Getting Worse
- Staff Stability ✓ Good
- 10% annual turnover. Excellent stability, 38 points below California's 48% average. Staff who stay learn residents' needs.
- Penalties ✓ Good
- No fines on record. Clean compliance history, better than most California facilities.
- Skilled Nurses ✓ Good
- Each resident gets 53 minutes of Registered Nurse (RN) attention daily — more than average for California. RNs are trained to catch health problems early.
- Violations ⚠ Watch
- 28 deficiencies on record. Higher than average. Multiple issues found across inspections.
The Good
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5-Star Staffing Rating · Excellent nurse staffing levels
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4-Star Quality Measures · Strong clinical quality outcomes
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Low Staff Turnover (10%) · Staff stability means consistent care
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Full Sprinkler Coverage · Fire safety systems throughout facility
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No fines on record
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Staff turnover is low (10%)
38 points below California average of 48%
Facility shows strength in staffing levels, quality measures, staff retention, fire safety.
The Bad
No Significant Concerns Identified
This facility shows no red flags. Among California's 100 nursing homes, only 1% achieve this.
The Ugly 28 deficiencies on record
Dec 2024
1 deficiency
CONCERN
(D)
📢 Someone Reported This
A family member, employee, or ombudsman was alarmed enough to file a formal complaint
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0697
(Tag F0697)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide treatment and care in accordance with profess...
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Mar 2024
10 deficiencies
CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
PASARR Coordination
(Tag F0644)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to refer 2 of 18 sampled residents (Resident 6 and 35) to the appropri...
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CONCERN
(D)
📢 Someone Reported This
A family member, employee, or ombudsman was alarmed enough to file a formal complaint
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
(Tag F0686)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to document care consistent with professional standards of practice, t...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Respiratory Care
(Tag F0695)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to follow physician's orders for oxygen (a component of air essential to living organisms) rate administration for 1 of 3 sampled...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Unnecessary Medications
(Tag F0759)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility had a medication error rate of 5.88% when two medication errors occurred out of 34 opportunities during the medication administration f...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0761
(Tag F0761)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications were labeled and stored appropriat...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0806
(Tag F0806)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure to accommodate food dislikes for one out of three sampled residents (Resident 58). This failure had the potential for d...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Infection Control
(Tag F0880)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control practice to prevent the spread of infection when:
1. A nasal cannula (NC: a medi...
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CONCERN
(E)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Comprehensive Care Plan
(Tag F0656)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to develop and implement, comprehensive, resident-centere...
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CONCERN
(E)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Food Safety
(Tag F0812)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure sanitary practices of both kitchens and their foods were stored under sanitary conditions when:
1. A wilted head of let...
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CONCERN
(F)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0700
(Tag F0700)
Could have caused harm · This affected most or all residents
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** During an observation on 3/11/24 at 11:27 AM, Resident 69 was observed in bed, with the two upper siderails in the raised positi...
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Oct 2023
1 deficiency
CONCERN
(E)
📢 Someone Reported This
A family member, employee, or ombudsman was alarmed enough to file a formal complaint
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0725
(Tag F0725)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the minimum requirement to provide 3.5 Direct ...
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Dec 2022
1 deficiency
CONCERN
(D)
📢 Someone Reported This
A family member, employee, or ombudsman was alarmed enough to file a formal complaint
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0559
(Tag F0559)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to notify one of three residents (Resident 1) regarding the room change when Resident 1 was transferred to another room without ...
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Jun 2022
6 deficiencies
CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Assessment Accuracy
(Tag F0641)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** 2. During an observation on 6/20/2022 at 10:57 a.m., Resident 8 was lying in bed. Resident 8 was observed raising her left hand ...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Quality of Care
(Tag F0684)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to provide treatment and care in accordance with professi...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Medication Errors
(Tag F0758)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure three out of 12 sampled residents (Residents 5...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0804
(Tag F0804)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview and facility document review, the facility failed to ensure food served was palatable and attractive. These deficient practices had the potential to impact the resident...
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CONCERN
(E)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Safe Environment
(Tag F0584)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a comfortable and safe temperature level for two of three sampled residents (Resident 59, and Resident 384 ) and in ha...
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CONCERN
(E)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Food Safety
(Tag F0812)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
3. During an observation and interview with certified dietary manager B (CDM B) on 6/21/22 at 2:30 p.m. in the kitchen, three metal colanders of various sizes were observed stacked on the shelf next t...
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Apr 2019
9 deficiencies
1 Harm
SERIOUS
(G)
Actual Harm - a resident was hurt due to facility failures
Accident Prevention
(Tag F0689)
A resident was harmed · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
The facility failed to prevent accidents for one resident (Resident 62) when staff did not provide supervision to preve...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0558
(Tag F0558)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure needs were accommodated for one of two sampled Residents (25) when the call light was not within reach to use. This fa...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Abuse Prevention Policies
(Tag F0607)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement their policy and procedure for one of one sampled resident (Resident 59) when an allegation of abuse was not report...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Comprehensive Care Plan
(Tag F0656)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record interview, the facility failed to develop, implement, and revise the care plan (prov...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0688
(Tag F0688)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure appropriate treatment and services for one of six sampled re...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Deficiency F0761
(Tag F0761)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to sufficiently label medications and supplements for 6 residents (20, 25, 43, 63, 68, and 78). This failure had the potential t...
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CONCERN
(D)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
QAPI Program
(Tag F0867)
Could have caused harm · This affected 1 resident
Based on interview and record review, the facility's Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee (QAPI) failed to:
1. Develop and implement formal corrective action plans to address an in...
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CONCERN
(E)
Potential for Harm - no one hurt, but risky conditions existed
Food Safety
(Tag F0812)
Could have caused harm · This affected multiple residents
Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to store, prepare, and distribute food safely when at facility A:
1. a radio covered with particulate was on the center island near clean cuttin...
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MINOR
(C)
Minor Issue - procedural, no safety impact
Deficiency F0578
(Tag F0578)
Minor procedural issue · This affected most or all residents
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** 4. Review of Resident 86's clinical record indicated he was admitted on [DATE] for fracture of left humerus (the long bone in th...
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Understanding Severity Codes (click to expand)
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
- "Can I speak with families of current residents?"
- "What's your RN coverage like on weekends and overnight?"
Our Honest Assessment
- • No fines on record. Clean compliance history, better than most California facilities.
- • 10% annual turnover. Excellent stability, 38 points below California's 48% average. Staff who stay learn residents' needs.
- • 28 deficiencies on record, including 1 serious (caused harm) violation. Ask about corrective actions taken.
About This Facility
What is Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf's CMS Rating?
CMS assigns HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, which is considered above average nationally. Within California, this rating places the facility higher than 99% of the state's 100 nursing homes. This rating reflects solid performance across the metrics CMS uses to evaluate nursing home quality.
How is Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf Staffed?
CMS rates HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF's staffing level at 5 out of 5 stars, which is much above average compared to other nursing homes. Staff turnover is 10%, compared to the California average of 46%. This relatively stable workforce can support continuity of care.
What Have Inspectors Found at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf?
State health inspectors documented 28 deficiencies at HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF during 2019 to 2024. These included: 1 that caused actual resident harm, 26 with potential for harm, and 1 minor or isolated issues. Deficiencies causing actual harm indicate documented cases where residents experienced negative health consequences.
Who Owns and Operates Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf?
HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF is owned by a government entity. Government-operated facilities are typically run by state, county, or municipal agencies. The facility operates independently rather than as part of a larger chain. With 119 certified beds and approximately 91 residents (about 76% occupancy), it is a mid-sized facility located in HOLLISTER, California.
How Does Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf Compare to Other California Nursing Homes?
Compared to the 100 nursing homes in California, HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF's overall rating (4 stars) is above the state average of 3.2, staff turnover (10%) is significantly lower than the state average of 46%, and health inspection rating (3 stars) is at the national benchmark.
What Should Families Ask When Visiting Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf?
Based on this facility's data, families visiting should ask: "Can I visit during a mealtime to observe dining assistance and food quality?" "How do you handle medical emergencies, and what is your hospital transfer rate?" "Can I speak with family members of current residents about their experience?"
Is Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf Safe?
Based on CMS inspection data, HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF has a clean safety record: no substantiated abuse findings (meaning no confirmed cases of resident harm), no Immediate Jeopardy citations (the most serious violation level indicating risk of serious injury or death), and is not on the Special Focus Facility watch list (a federal program monitoring the lowest-performing 1% of nursing homes). The facility has a 4-star overall rating and ranks #1 of 100 nursing homes in California. While no facility is perfect, families should still ask about staff-to-resident ratios and recent inspection results during their visit.
Do Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf Stick Around?
Staff at HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF tend to stick around. With a turnover rate of 10%, the facility is 36 percentage points below the California average of 46%. Low turnover is a positive sign. It means caregivers have time to learn each resident's needs, medications, and personal preferences. Consistent staff also notice subtle changes in a resident's condition more quickly. Registered Nurse turnover is also low at 26%, meaning experienced RNs are available to handle complex medical needs.
Was Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf Ever Fined?
HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF has no federal fines on record. CMS issues fines when nursing homes fail to meet care standards or don't correct problems found during inspections. The absence of fines suggests the facility has either maintained compliance or corrected any issues before penalties were assessed. This is a positive indicator, though families should still review recent inspection reports for the full picture.
Is Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital D/P Snf on Any Federal Watch List?
HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF is not on any federal watch list. The most significant is the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program, which identifies the bottom 1% of nursing homes nationally based on persistent, serious quality problems. Not being on this list means the facility has avoided the pattern of deficiencies that triggers enhanced federal oversight. This is a positive indicator, though families should still review the facility's inspection history directly.