Overview
Sierra View Medical Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. Among the 5 nursing homes in Porterville, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 10, 2025, found 5 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.
Sierra View Medical Center is a for-profit facility with 35 certified beds, caring for about 34 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000. 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
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 10, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- 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 staff5.13 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.94 hrs
- Nurse aides2.11 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 35
- Average residents per day
- 34
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 27, 2000
- 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