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State licensed3234 W. Iris Ave., Visalia, CA 93277
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Sequoia Vista brings together compassionate care and clinical expertise for patients in Visalia, California who need skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Our team focuses on helping you regain strength and independence through personalized treatment plans and evidence-based therapies.
Capacity
99 residents
Location
Visalia, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
3710 WEST TULARE AVENUE, Visalia, California 93277
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 4, 2026, state inspectors cited 26 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 54 minutes with each resident a day, above the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare fined Sequoia Vista 2 times in the last three years, $46,078 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 54 minutesAbove the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 23 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 52%Above the California average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
86 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 4, 2026 · Standard inspection · 16 citations
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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.
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
April 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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2 fines totaling $46,078 and 2 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on June 4, 2026 and cited 26 health deficiencies, 10 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 54 minutes with each resident per day, including 23 minutes from registered nurses. 52% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Sequoia Vista 2 times in the last three years, totaling $46,078.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.