Overview
Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 6 nursing homes in Visalia. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 7.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 1 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.
Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center is a government-run facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989. It is located inside a hospital.
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 50%
Top 27%
Top 37%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff7.52 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)2.49 hrs
- Nurse aides3.27 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 24, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes