Westgate Gardens Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westgate Gardens Care Center is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Visalia, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 45.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Westgate Gardens Care Center
4525 W. Tulare Ave.Visalia, 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 Westgate Gardens Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 134 residents a day, that works out to roughly 356 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.13 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.90 | 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
45.3% of nursing staff at Westgate Gardens Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,317 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Fine | $10,317 |
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. Westgate Gardens Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Westgate Gardens Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Thyme Holdings, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 2, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Westgate Gardens Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Linwood Meadows Care Center Visalia | 0.1 | 98 | 2.75 | 4.03 | 36.4% | 3 | None |
| Sequoia Vista Visalia | 0.6 | 99 | 3.17 | 4.91 | 51.6% | 1 | $46,078 |
| Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center Visalia | 2.8 | 70 | 2.79 | 7.00 | 23.6% | 5 | None |
| Delta Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP Visalia | 2.9 | 44 | 2.62 | 4.33 | — | 5 | None |
| Visalia Post Acute Visalia | 4.2 | 176 | 2.42 | 3.76 | 41.8% | 1 | $13,870 |
| Orchards at Tulare Tulare | 6.8 | 99 | 3.37 | 4.96 | 50.0% | 1 | $68,938 |
| Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP Tulare | 6.8 | 97 | 2.59 | 4.10 | — | 2 | None |
| 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.