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Sequoia Transitional Care

📍 350 North Villa Street, Porterville, CA 93257 📞 (559) 784-6644 🛏️ 99 beds

Inspection History Overview

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2021 3 penalties totaling $21,638

$983
Dec 6, 2021

Fine

$655
Sep 6, 2021

Fine

$20,000
Jan 15, 2021

Fine

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Health Violations by Year

2025 11 violations

Tag 0677 G Apr 17, 2025

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: May 29, 2025
Tag 0623 D Jan 9, 2025

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0656 D Jan 9, 2025

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0676 D Jan 9, 2025

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0684 D Jan 9, 2025

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0690 D Jan 9, 2025

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0727 F Jan 9, 2025

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.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0757 D Jan 9, 2025

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0761 D Jan 9, 2025

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.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0805 D Jan 9, 2025

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025
Tag 0847 D Jan 9, 2025

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2025

2024 2 violations

Tag 0745 D Aug 7, 2024

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

✓ Corrected: Aug 7, 2024
Tag 0727 F Jun 12, 2024

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.

✓ Corrected: Aug 6, 2024
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2023 17 violations

Tag 0578 E Oct 12, 2023

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.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0580 D Oct 12, 2023

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0656 D Oct 12, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0658 D Oct 12, 2023

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0695 D Oct 12, 2023

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0727 E Oct 12, 2023

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.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0803 D Oct 12, 2023

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.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0804 E Oct 12, 2023

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0805 D Oct 12, 2023

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0812 D Oct 12, 2023

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0880 D Oct 12, 2023

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0912 B Oct 12, 2023

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0919 E Oct 12, 2023

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

✓ Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Tag 0908 D Sep 22, 2023

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

✓ Corrected: Oct 13, 2023
Tag 0656 D Sep 5, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Sep 29, 2023
Tag 0684 G Jun 22, 2023

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Jul 11, 2023
Tag 0727 F Mar 29, 2023

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.

✓ Corrected: Apr 19, 2023

2022 2 violations

Tag 0689 E Dec 29, 2022

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Jan 29, 2023
Tag 0658 D Jan 11, 2022

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jan 25, 2022
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2021 35 violations

Tag 0607 D Nov 23, 2021

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Dec 30, 2021
Tag 0921 E Sep 15, 2021

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: Sep 27, 2021
Tag 0550 D Jul 19, 2021

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0552 D Jul 19, 2021

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

✓ Corrected: Nov 1, 2021
Tag 0553 D Jul 19, 2021

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0558 D Jul 19, 2021

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

✓ Corrected: Nov 1, 2021
Tag 0584 E Jul 19, 2021

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.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0641 D Jul 19, 2021

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0656 E Jul 19, 2021

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0657 D Jul 19, 2021

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0676 D Jul 19, 2021

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0677 D Jul 19, 2021

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0679 E Jul 19, 2021

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0685 D Jul 19, 2021

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0687 D Jul 19, 2021

Provide appropriate foot care.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0688 D Jul 19, 2021

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0689 L Jul 19, 2021

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0690 D Jul 19, 2021

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0698 G Jul 19, 2021

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021
Tag 0700 D Jul 19, 2021

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

✓ Corrected: Sep 8, 2021

2020 15 violations

Tag 0880 E Nov 23, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Dec 14, 2020
Tag 0885 E Nov 23, 2020

Report COVID19 data to residents and families.

✓ Corrected: Dec 14, 2020
Tag 0568 D Jan 30, 2020

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0582 D Jan 30, 2020

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0583 D Jan 30, 2020

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0641 E Jan 30, 2020

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0656 E Jan 30, 2020

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0657 D Jan 30, 2020

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0659 D Jan 30, 2020

Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0661 D Jan 30, 2020

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0679 E Jan 30, 2020

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0700 E Jan 30, 2020

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0758 D Jan 30, 2020

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.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0880 F Jan 30, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
Tag 0912 D Jan 30, 2020

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

✓ Corrected: Mar 18, 2020
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2019 11 violations

Tag 0660 D Oct 16, 2019

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

✓ Corrected: Nov 14, 2019
Tag 0689 D Feb 25, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2019
Tag 0567 D Jan 30, 2019

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0658 D Jan 30, 2019

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0761 D Jan 30, 2019

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.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0801 E Jan 30, 2019

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0805 D Jan 30, 2019

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0812 F Jan 30, 2019

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Feb 27, 2019
Tag 0912 B Jan 30, 2019

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Tag 0602 D Jan 28, 2019

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

✓ Corrected: Feb 15, 2019
Tag 0609 D Jan 28, 2019

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: Feb 15, 2019

2018 22 violations

Tag 0689 D Dec 18, 2018

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Jan 4, 2019
Tag 0557 D Aug 6, 2018

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

✓ Corrected: Aug 16, 2018
Tag 0559 D May 8, 2018

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2018
Tag 0584 E May 8, 2018

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.

✓ Corrected: Jun 21, 2018
Tag 0760 D Apr 30, 2018

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

✓ Corrected: May 11, 2018
Tag 0921 D Apr 30, 2018

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: May 11, 2018
Tag 0725 D Apr 10, 2018

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

✓ Corrected: Apr 23, 2018
Tag 0677 D Mar 21, 2018

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Apr 2, 2018
Tag 0755 D Mar 7, 2018

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Mar 13, 2018
Tag 0550 D Jan 11, 2018

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0558 D Jan 11, 2018

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0578 D Jan 11, 2018

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.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0636 D Jan 11, 2018

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0656 D Jan 11, 2018

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0658 D Jan 11, 2018

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0689 D Jan 11, 2018

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0697 D Jan 11, 2018

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0758 D Jan 11, 2018

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.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0812 E Jan 11, 2018

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
Tag 0880 E Jan 11, 2018

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Feb 12, 2018
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2017 3 violations

Tag 0333 D Oct 23, 2017

Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Nov 6, 2017
Tag 0166 D Aug 21, 2017

Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.

✓ Corrected: Sep 5, 2017
Tag 0279 D Jul 5, 2017

Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jul 20, 2017
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