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Sierra Valley Rehab Center

📍 301 West Putnam, Porterville, CA 93257 📞 (559) 784-7375 🛏️ 139 beds

Inspection History Overview

Detailed Inspection Reports

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2021 3 penalties totaling $29,405

$18,105
Sep 14, 2021

Fine

$650
Jun 28, 2021

Fine

$10,650
Feb 25, 2021

Fine

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Health Violations by Year

2025 16 violations

Tag 0641 D Feb 27, 2025

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0656 D Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0658 D Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0684 D Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0685 D Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0694 D Feb 27, 2025

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0730 D Feb 27, 2025

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0803 D Feb 27, 2025

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: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0810 D Feb 27, 2025

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0847 E Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0880 E Feb 27, 2025

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0912 B Feb 27, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0920 E Feb 27, 2025

Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0926 D Feb 27, 2025

Have policies on smoking.

✓ Corrected: Mar 25, 2025
Tag 0600 D Feb 3, 2025

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

✓ Corrected: Mar 10, 2025
Tag 0607 D Feb 3, 2025

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 10, 2025

2024 26 violations

Tag 0656 D Jul 24, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Aug 15, 2024
Tag 0919 D Jul 24, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Aug 15, 2024
Tag 0554 D Feb 1, 2024

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0655 D Feb 1, 2024

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0656 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0657 D Feb 1, 2024

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 1, 2024
Tag 0677 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0684 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0689 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0690 D Feb 1, 2024

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: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0692 D Feb 1, 2024

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0698 E Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0726 E Feb 1, 2024

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.

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0755 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0756 D Feb 1, 2024

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0757 D Feb 1, 2024

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0758 E Feb 1, 2024

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 1, 2024
Tag 0801 E Feb 1, 2024

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: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0802 D Feb 1, 2024

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

✓ Corrected: Mar 1, 2024
Tag 0803 D Feb 1, 2024

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: Mar 1, 2024
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2023 7 violations

Tag 0656 D Sep 19, 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 4, 2023
Tag 0658 D Sep 13, 2023

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

✓ Corrected: Oct 11, 2023
Tag 0658 D May 15, 2023

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

✓ Corrected: May 28, 2023
Tag 0600 D Mar 21, 2023

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

✓ Corrected: Apr 2, 2023
Tag 0656 D Mar 21, 2023

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 2, 2023
Tag 0684 D Feb 14, 2023

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 10, 2023
Tag 0689 G Feb 14, 2023

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

✓ Corrected: Mar 10, 2023

2022 13 violations

Tag 0684 D Nov 29, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 19, 2022
Tag 0689 G May 17, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Jun 3, 2022
Tag 0908 E May 10, 2022

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

✓ Corrected: Jun 1, 2022
Tag 0550 D Mar 10, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0656 D Mar 10, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0658 D Mar 10, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0688 D Mar 10, 2022

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: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0726 E Mar 10, 2022

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.

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0732 D Mar 10, 2022

Post nurse staffing information every day.

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0758 D Mar 10, 2022

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: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0812 F Mar 10, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0880 D Mar 10, 2022

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
Tag 0912 B Mar 10, 2022

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 6, 2022
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2021 5 violations

Tag 0580 G Sep 14, 2021

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

✓ Corrected: Oct 21, 2021
Tag 0697 G Sep 14, 2021

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

✓ Corrected: Oct 21, 2021
Tag 0656 D Feb 25, 2021

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 14, 2021
Tag 0689 G Feb 25, 2021

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

✓ Corrected: Apr 14, 2021
Tag 0580 D Jan 12, 2021

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

✓ Corrected: Jan 21, 2021

2020 2 violations

Tag 0580 D Nov 9, 2020

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

✓ Corrected: Nov 19, 2020
Tag 0880 E Oct 30, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Nov 11, 2020
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2019 3 violations

Tag 0726 D Nov 21, 2019

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.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2019
Tag 0880 D Nov 21, 2019

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2019
Tag 0912 B Nov 21, 2019

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2019

2018 15 violations

Tag 0552 D Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0641 D Nov 8, 2018

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0656 D Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0658 E Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0677 D Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0695 D Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0700 E Nov 8, 2018

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: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0756 D Nov 8, 2018

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0761 E Nov 8, 2018

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: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0790 D Nov 8, 2018

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0812 E Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0842 D Nov 8, 2018

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0880 D Nov 8, 2018

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0881 E Nov 8, 2018

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
Tag 0912 B Nov 8, 2018

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

✓ Corrected: Dec 12, 2018
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2017 10 violations

Tag 0176 D Oct 19, 2017

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined safe.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0274 D Oct 19, 2017

Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in physical or mental health.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0329 E Oct 19, 2017

Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0360 D Oct 19, 2017

Provide a tasty and well-balanced diet that meets the nutritional needs of each resident.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0371 F Oct 19, 2017

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0425 E Oct 19, 2017

Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0431 D Oct 19, 2017

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0458 B Oct 19, 2017

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

✓ Corrected: Nov 7, 2017
Tag 0465 D Oct 19, 2017

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

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
Tag 0505 D Oct 19, 2017

Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests.

✓ Corrected: Nov 9, 2017
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