Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Visalia, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Visalia
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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, Visalia has a total of 28 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,447 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Visalia of 237,386, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 97.01 persons in Visalia. There were 2,170 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 88.68 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, Visalia 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 Visalia and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.39	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.67	2.59 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.17	1.23 / 0.88
All Staff	4.22	4.42 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Visalia 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 Visalia 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 Visalia

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 Visalia Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Visalia, 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 Visalia

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Visalia 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
Delta Healthcare and Wellness Center, LP 514 NORTH BRIDGE STREET VISALIA, CA	33.33
Dinuba Healthcare 1730 SOUTH COLLEGE AVE. DINUBA, CA	60.00
Sierra View Medical Center 465 W PUTNAM AVE PORTERVILLE, CA	56.67
Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center 1633 SOUTH COURT STREET VISALIA, CA	49.33
Rolling Hills Care Center 2108 STILLMAN SELMA, CA	64.67
Lindsay Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation 1011 W. TULARE ROAD LINDSAY, CA	42.67
Manning Gardens Care Center, Inc 2113 E. MANNING AVENUE FRESNO, CA	91.33
Brighton Post Acute 361 E. GRANGEVILLE BLVD HANFORD, CA	59.33
Gateway Post Acute 661 WEST POPLAR PORTERVILLE, CA	86.67
Hanford Post Acute 1007 WEST LACEY BLVD HANFORD, CA	47.33

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

Facility	Rating
Vineyard Care Center 1090 EAST DINUBA AVENUE REEDLEY, CA	128.67
Fowler Care Center 8448 EAST ADAMS AVENUE FOWLER, CA	191.00
Orchards at Tulare 604 E. MERRITT AVE. TULARE, CA	175.33
Vineyards at Fowler 1306 EAST SUMNER AVENUE FOWLER, CA	127.17
Sierra View Homes 1155 E. SPRINGFIELD AVENUE REEDLEY, CA	133.67
Grand Oaks Care 897 NORTH M STREET TULARE, CA	124.00
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 /
Palm Village Retirement Comm. 703 W HERBERT AVE REEDLEY, CA	74.00

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