River Walk Care Center

  About River Walk Care Center

  River Walk Care Center Owner & Operator Information

  River Walk Care Center Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Complaints by Residents

This table shows complaints filed by residents in River Walk Care Center:

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	11/10/2023
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.	07/21/2023
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	07/14/2023
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.	05/05/2023
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.	11/18/2022
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.	11/17/2022
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	11/17/2022
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities	11/17/2022
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted	11/17/2022
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	11/17/2022
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	11/17/2022
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.	11/17/2022
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	11/17/2022
Provide appropriate foot care.	11/17/2022
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	11/17/2022
Provide appropriate care/assistance for a resident with a prosthesis.	11/17/2022
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.	11/17/2022
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.	11/17/2022
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	11/17/2022
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	11/17/2022
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.	11/17/2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	11/17/2022
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	04/14/2022

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of River Walk Care Center spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing hours spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.28	0.60 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.74	0.73 / 0.66
Adjusted	0.25	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	1.09	1.23 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.98	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.98	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.71	2.59 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.55	NA / NA
Adjusted	2.42	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.37	1.83 / 1.54
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.02	0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	4.08	4.42 / 3.84
Case Mix	4.27	4.18 / 3.82
Adjusted	3.65	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	29.3% / 22.7% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	20.7% / 11.1% Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.8% / 2.0% Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.4% / 1.4% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	10.0% / 8.2% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	0.4% / 4.8% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	26.8% / 35.2% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	0.7% / 1.3% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	0.0% / 1.4% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	49.0% / 6.1% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.3% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	1.6% / 1.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	95.0% / 98.3% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	3.2% / 11.0% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	90.1% / 94.2% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	1.9% / 1.5% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	12.3% / 10.7% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	18.8% / 13.5% Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	9.6% / 7.4% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	97.6% / 98.2% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	87.1% / 81.8% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	81.6% / 92.4% Worse

  Hospitals Near River Walk Care Center

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near River Walk Care Center.

River Walk Care Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER 465 W PUTNAM AVE PORTERVILLE, CA 93257	1
KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER 400 W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA, CA 93291	2
PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER 26501 AVENUE 140 PORTERVILLE, CA 93257	Not Available
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO 1401 GARCES HIGHWAY DELANO, CA 93215	Not Available
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE 869 NORTH CHERRY STREET TULARE, CA 93274	Not Available

Ratings History for River Walk Care Center

  Medical Professionals Associated with River Walk Care Center

These are the doctors who are affiliated with River Walk Care Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• ABBAS HASNAIN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - GALEN INPATIENT PHYSICIANS PC )
• FRANCIS CUNANAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - VALLEY HOSPITALIST MEDICAL GROUP, INC )
• JASVIR SIDHU ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SEQUOIA HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE )
• OSCAR HERNANDEZ ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
• NIRUPAMA VEMURI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
• VINAY BUTTAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of November 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Delta Healthcare and Wellness Center, LP (VISALIA, CA)	33.333 / 5:
Lindsay Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation (LINDSAY, CA)	42.667 / 5:
Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center (VISALIA, CA)	49.333 / 5:
Sierra View Medical Center (PORTERVILLE, CA)	56.667 / 5:
Valley View Care Center (DELANO, CA)	82 / 3:
Gateway Post Acute (PORTERVILLE, CA)	86.667 / 4:
Westgate Gardens Care Center (VISALIA, CA)	90 / 3:
River Walk Care Center (PORTERVILLE, CA)	97.333 / 2:
Sierra Valley Rehab Center (PORTERVILLE, CA)	99.333 / 3:
Tulare Healthcare and Wellness Center, LP (TULARE, CA)	99.333 / 3:
Linwood Meadows Care Center (VISALIA, CA)	110.667 / 3:
Grand Oaks Care (TULARE, CA)	124 / 2:
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility (DELANO, CA)	124.667 / 2:
Visalia Post Acute (VISALIA, CA)	129.333 / 2:
Sequoia Vista (VISALIA, CA)	137.333 / 2:
Adventist Health Delano (DELANO, CA)	142 / 2:
Orchards at Tulare (TULARE, CA)	175.333 / 1:
Sequoia Transitional Care (PORTERVILLE, CA)	264.333 / 2:

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