Sequoia Transitional Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sequoia Transitional Care is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Porterville, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the California average of 2.65, and 38.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Sequoia Transitional Care
350 North Villa StreetPorterville, CA 93257
Tulare County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sequoia Transitional Care, nurse aides logged 2.87 hours per resident per day, 8% above the California average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 261 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.87 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.10 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.10 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
38.0% of nursing staff at Sequoia Transitional Care left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $41,759 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | Fine | $41,759 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Jun 6, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Sequoia Transitional Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Sequoia Transitional Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Sun Villaidence Opco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1978
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sequoia Transitional Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sierra View Medical Center Porterville | 0.2 | 35 | 2.91 | 7.58 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| River Walk Care Center Porterville | 0.6 | 99 | 2.69 | 4.14 | 47.8% | 2 | $164,778 |
| Sierra Valley Rehab Center Porterville | 0.6 | 139 | 2.62 | 4.08 | 33.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
| Gateway Post Acute Porterville · many days without an RN | 1.5 | 62 | 2.54 | 3.95 | 54.7% | 2 | $8,018 |
| Lindsay Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Lindsay | 10.5 | 99 | 2.52 | 3.78 | 39.8% | 4 | None |
| Grand Oaks Care Tulare | 20.1 | 99 | 2.77 | 4.25 | 50.4% | 3 | None |
| Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP Tulare | 20.1 | 97 | 2.59 | 4.10 | — | 2 | None |
| Orchards at Tulare Tulare | 20.1 | 99 | 3.37 | 4.96 | 50.0% | 1 | $68,938 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.