Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center
A nursing home in Visalia, California 93277
1633 South Court Street, Visalia, California 93277. (559) 624-6037.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle California average: 15.7
- 7.52 nurse hours per resident per day California average: 4.54
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The California average is 15.7.
Last standard inspection Jan 29, 2026.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
24 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 24 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jan 29, 2026: standard inspection7 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 3, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Jul 9, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Mar 20, 2025: standard inspection5 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 21, 2024: standard inspection10 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Oct 24, 1989.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as government, hospital district.
- 70 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
7.52 nurse hours per resident per day
The California average is 4.54.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | California average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 7.52 | 4.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 1.76 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 6.94 | 4.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.6% | 36.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 30% | 37.8% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District owns 100% directly since Oct 24, 1989.
- Inpatient Specialists of California PC and Kaweah Delta Health Care District run it.
- 34 owners or officers are people: Jagdev Batth (corporate officer, 0%); Jagdev Batth (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jagdev Batth (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dean Levitan (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Dean Levitan (on the governing body (managing control)); Dean Levitan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Anthony Olmos (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Anthony Olmos (on the governing body (managing control)); Anthony Olmos (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kari Moreno (corporate director, 0%); Kari Moreno (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kari Moreno (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Benjamin Cripps (corporate officer, 0%); Benjamin Cripps (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Benjamin Cripps (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dale Jeremy Yeatts (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Dale Jeremy Yeatts (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Malinda Tupper (corporate officer, 0%); Malinda Tupper (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Malinda Tupper (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Armando Murrieta (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Armando Murrieta (on the governing body (managing control)); Armando Murrieta (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Marc Mertz (corporate officer, 0%); Marc Mertz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marc Mertz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Francis (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David Francis (on the governing body (managing control)); David Francis (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jonna Schengel (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jonna Schengel (on the governing body (managing control)); Jonna Schengel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Scott Baker (corporate officer, 0%); Scott Baker (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Delta Health Care District | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Inpatient Specialists of California PC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 2, 2025 | |
| Inpatient Specialists of California PC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| Kaweah Delta Health Care District | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| Kaweah Delta Health Care District | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 7, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (California average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 19.6 miles, this one had the 11th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (8; the middle value was 16.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center This nursing home | 8 | |
| Delta Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP | 1.2 | 10 |
| Visalia Post Acute | 2.1 | 24 |
| Sequoia Vista | 2.2 | 28 |
| Westgate Gardens Care Center | 2.8 | 14 |
| Linwood Meadows Care Center | 2.8 | 16 |
| Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP | 7.1 | 21 |
| Orchards at Tulare | 7.1 | 23 |
| Grand Oaks Care | 7.2 | 7 |
| Lindsay Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation | 12.4 | 17 |
| Dinuba Healthcare | 15.8 | 10 |
| Brighton Post Acute | 19.6 | 17 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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