Nursing home report card · Porterville, CA
Sierra View Medical Center
465 W PUTNAM AVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
(559) 788-6157 · For profit - Corporation · 35 beds
Bottom line
Above-average CMS ratings
Overall rating is 5 of 5 stars. That is a positive signal — still read the inspection notes, visit in person, and ask about staffing on nights and weekends.
Based on public Medicare Care Compare data · last refreshed 2026-08-01. Not legal advice.
CMS star ratings
Medicare rates nursing homes from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Think of these like a report-card grade — useful for a quick read, then dig into what inspectors actually wrote.
CMS’s combined grade for this home
Among the highest ratings CMS gives
How cleanly it did on recent health inspections
Above average
How much nursing staff time residents typically get
About average for U.S. nursing homes
How residents fare on health and safety measures
Among the highest ratings CMS gives
At a glance
Counts from recent CMS files — “problems” means deficiencies inspectors cited.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Money CMS reports this home has been fined recently
Provider #555766
What inspectors found recently
A short read of the latest Medicare survey cycles — details of each write-up are further down.
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How this home compares
Against average nursing homes in California and across the U.S.
- Overall CMS rating: 5 stars — U.S. average 3 stars
- Health inspection rating: 4 stars — U.S. average 2.8 stars
- Staffing rating: 3 stars — U.S. average 2.9 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 1.75 hours/day — U.S. average 0.69 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 7.58 hours/day — U.S. average 3.86 hours/day
How much nursing staff time residents get
CMS reports average nurse hours per resident per day. We also show that as minutes so it is easier to picture on a typical day.
about 1 hr 45 min per resident per day
about 7 hr 35 min per resident per day
about 1 hr 47 min per resident per day
Things families often watch for
Automated flags from public CMS data — not a diagnosis or legal conclusion. See our Terms of Use.
- No automatic red flags stood out — still read the full inspection history
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Could have caused harm19 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 19
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.
- No named ownership rows loaded yet for this facility.
Inspection history
Each item is a problem inspectors wrote up. The plain-English severity comes from CMS’s letter codes (A–L).
December 17, 20251 finding
- Infection Control DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
April 10, 20254 findings
- Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Infection Control DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0693 · code E
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.
- Pharmacy Service DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0755 · code E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
March 28, 20248 findings
- Pharmacy Service DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0755 · code D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Administration DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0847 · code D
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesCould have caused harm · widespread caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0658 · code F
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Resident Rights DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0551 · code E
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Infection Control DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0604 · code D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0693 · code D
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.
October 12, 20231 finding
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
December 8, 20225 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Infection Control DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesCould have caused harm · widespread caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0680 · code F
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesCould have caused harm · pattern caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0679 · code E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Pharmacy Service DeficienciesCould have caused harm · isolated caseRoutine health inspection · CMS tag 0759 · code D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Fines & penalties
Money CMS reports collecting from this home for serious or repeated problems.
- No recent penalties listed.
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