Sequoia Vista: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sequoia Vista is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Visalia, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the California average of 2.65, and 51.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Sequoia Vista
3710 West Tulare AvenueVisalia, CA 93277
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 Vista, nurse aides logged 3.17 hours per resident per day, 20% above the California average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 281 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.17 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.36 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.91 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.42 | 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
51.6% of nursing staff at Sequoia Vista left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 80.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $46,078 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | Fine | $37,800 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Payment Denial | 25 days from Apr 17, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
| May 30, 2024 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Aug 30, 2024 |
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 Vista holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Sequoia Vista
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Kaweah Manor, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 17, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sequoia Vista
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westgate Gardens Care Center Visalia | 0.6 | 140 | 2.65 | 4.13 | 45.3% | 3 | $10,317 |
| Linwood Meadows Care Center Visalia | 0.6 | 98 | 2.75 | 4.03 | 36.4% | 3 | None |
| Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center Visalia | 2.2 | 70 | 2.79 | 7.00 | 23.6% | 5 | None |
| Delta Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP Visalia | 2.4 | 44 | 2.62 | 4.33 | — | 5 | None |
| Visalia Post Acute Visalia | 3.7 | 176 | 2.42 | 3.76 | 41.8% | 1 | $13,870 |
| Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP Tulare | 6.8 | 97 | 2.59 | 4.10 | — | 2 | None |
| Orchards at Tulare Tulare | 6.8 | 99 | 3.37 | 4.96 | 50.0% | 1 | $68,938 |
| Grand Oaks Care Tulare | 6.9 | 99 | 2.77 | 4.25 | 50.4% | 3 | None |
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.