Skilled nursing
LINWOOD MEADOWS CARE CENTER
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedVISALIA, CALic. 555125
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Linwood Meadows Care Center is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Visalia, California. The center offers specialized wound care seven days a week, along with a fully staffed rehabilitation team providing physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The facility is recognized for its compassionate care and has received a Five-Star Quality Measures Medicare Rating. Residents can enjoy nutritious meals, daily activities, and on-site salon services, all within a welcoming environment designed to promote comfort and community.
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
Fitness & Wellness ProgramsSalon Services
Outside AmenitiesGarden
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Medicare overall
3/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.92 total HPRDRN 0.22 · weekend 94%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
12 inspections81 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 555125
Overall: 3/5 · Health: 2/5 · Staffing: 3/5 · QM: 5/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyAug 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Health surveyMay 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-609SS E — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Health surveyMay 2025 · CMS16 deficiencies
- F-552SS D — Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- F-578SS E — 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.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-679SS E — Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- F-727SS E — Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- F-730SS E — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-807SS E — Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-842SS D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-881SS E — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F-887SS E — Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- F-909SS D — Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
- F-921SS E — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F-947SS E — Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Fire safetyMay 2025 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL6 deficiencies
- E-39SS C — Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-353SS C — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-712SS C — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-920SS E — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Health surveyJan 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Health surveyDec 2024 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-837SS D — Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Health surveyNov 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-551SS D — Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Health surveyAug 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Health surveyOct 2023 · CMS16 deficiencies
- F-557SS D — Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- F-584SS E — 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.
- F-585SS E — 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.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-686SS E — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F-761SS D — 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.
- F-790SS E — Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- F-805SS D — Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-880SS F — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-881SS D — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F-924SS E — Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Fire safetyOct 2023 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL5 deficiencies
- E-6SS E — Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- K-321SS D — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-521SS F — Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- K-918SS E — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-920SS D — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Health surveyJul 2021 · CMS15 deficiencies
- F-640SS E — Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- F-641SS D — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-676SS D — Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- F-685SS D — Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS D — 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.
- F-759SS D — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- F-761SS E — 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.
- F-812SS F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-814SS F — Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F-880SS F — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-883SS E — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F-925SS F — Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Fire safetyJul 2021 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL16 deficiencies
- E-18SS E — Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
- E-23SS D — Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.
- E-26SS E — Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- E-41SS E — Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- E-6SS E — Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- E-7SS D — Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
- E-9SS E — Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
- K-321SS E — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-324SS D — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-341SS D — Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- K-355SS D — Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- K-363SS D — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-711SS D — Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- K-919SS D — Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- K-920SS E — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- K-923SS D — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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