Overview
Bethany Home Society San Joaquin County has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ripon. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 78% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 17, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Bethany Home Society San Joaquin County is a nonprofit facility with 92 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 18%
Top 13%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.44 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 92
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 25, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes