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LINWOOD MEADOWS CARE CENTER

4444 WEST MEADOW
VISALIA, CA 93277 · 5596271241 · Tulare County

CMS Star Ratings

Overall★★★★★
Health inspection★★★★★
Staffing★★★★★
Quality measures★★★★★

Facility Facts

Certified beds98
OwnershipFor profit - Limited Liability company
State rank#623

By the numbers

54
Health citations (3 cycles)
0
Immediate-jeopardy (J/K/L)
0
Actual-harm (G/H/I)
$0
Federal fines (CMPs)
The trend: Citations are rising — 17 in the most recent cycle versus 15 two cycles ago.

Recent Health Citations

Aug 5, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0658
D — No actual harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
May 23, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0609
E — No actual harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0909
D — No actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies
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.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0842
D — No actual harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0756
D — No actual harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0657
D — No actual harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0552
D — No actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0947
E — No actual harm
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0921
E — No actual harm
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0887
E — No actual harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
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.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0881
E — No actual harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0880
E — No actual harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0812
E — No actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0807
E — No actual harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0730
E — No actual harm
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0727
E — No actual harm
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0679
E — No actual harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
May 22, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0578
E — No actual harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Jan 10, 2025 · Health survey · F-tag 0689
D — No actual harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 13, 2024 · Health survey · F-tag 0880
D — No actual harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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How to read this page. Star ratings and citation counts come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare August 2026 dataset, covering the three most recent inspection cycles. Scope/severity letters: D–F no actual harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

Source: CMS Care Compare, August 2026 dataset. Updated quarterly. Figures come from public CMS records; contact info@theskilledreport.com for corrections.