Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Porterville, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Porterville
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Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Porterville has a total of 18 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,700 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Porterville of 77,318, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 45.48 persons in Porterville. There were 1,530 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 90.00 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Porterville has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Porterville and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.50	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.70	2.59 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.33	1.23 / 0.88
All Staff	4.53	4.42 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for California.

COVID-19 Infections in Porterville Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Porterville there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Porterville

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Porterville Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Porterville, CA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Porterville

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Porterville based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center 1633 SOUTH COURT STREET VISALIA, CA	49.33
Sierra View Medical Center 465 W PUTNAM AVE PORTERVILLE, CA	56.67
Delta Healthcare and Wellness Center, LP 514 NORTH BRIDGE STREET VISALIA, CA	33.33
Lindsay Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation 1011 W. TULARE ROAD LINDSAY, CA	42.67
Gateway Post Acute 661 WEST POPLAR PORTERVILLE, CA	86.67
Westgate Gardens Care Center 4525 W. TULARE AVE. VISALIA, CA	90.00
Valley View Care Center 729 BROWNING ROAD DELANO, CA	82.00
Tulare Healthcare and Wellness Center, LP 680 EAST MERRITT AVENUE TULARE, CA	99.33
Sierra Valley Rehab Center 301 WEST PUTNAM PORTERVILLE, CA	99.33
Linwood Meadows Care Center 4444 WEST MEADOW VISALIA, CA	110.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Porterville based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Orchards at Tulare 604 E. MERRITT AVE. TULARE, CA	175.33
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility 1509 TOKAY STREET DELANO, CA	124.67
Sequoia Vista 3710 WEST TULARE AVENUE VISALIA, CA	137.33
Sequoia Transitional Care 350 NORTH VILLA STREET PORTERVILLE, CA	264.33
River Walk Care Center 1100 WEST MORTON AVENUE PORTERVILLE, CA	97.33 /
Visalia Post Acute 1925 E. HOUSTON AVE VISALIA, CA	129.33
Adventist Health Delano 1401 GARCES HWY DELANO, CA	142.00
Grand Oaks Care 897 NORTH M STREET TULARE, CA	124.00
Linwood Meadows Care Center 4444 WEST MEADOW VISALIA, CA	110.67
Sierra Valley Rehab Center 301 WEST PUTNAM PORTERVILLE, CA	99.33

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