Inspection citations
17’22
1’23
10’24
12’25
11’26
51 shown
| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| May 5, 2026 | D · potential | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Complaint |
| Apr 2, 2026 | D · potential | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. | Complaint |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · potential | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Feb 26, 2026 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Feb 9, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Oct 27, 2025 | F · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Complaint |
| Sep 5, 2025 | G · harm | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Complaint |
| Aug 21, 2025 | D · potential | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Complaint |
| May 29, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | Complaint |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · potential | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Complaint |
| Mar 13, 2025 | G · harm | 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. | Complaint |
| Mar 12, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Mar 12, 2025 | D · potential | 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. | Complaint |
| Nov 8, 2024 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | F · potential | 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. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | G · harm | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | Complaint |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Complaint |
| Oct 3, 2024 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Complaint |
| Oct 19, 2023 | E · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Complaint |
| Oct 24, 2022 | E · potential | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | E · potential | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | E · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide appropriate foot care. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide appropriate care/assistance for a resident with a prosthesis. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | F · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Routine |
| Oct 24, 2022 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
Medicare's severity letters: A–C minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–L actual harm or immediate danger. Source: CMS health deficiencies file, processed October 1, 2026.
Questions to ask on a visit
River Walk Care Center
1100 West Morton Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-1509
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 555658
- Certified beds
- 99
- Legal owner
- Porterville Convalescent, INC.
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
Is this your business, or is something wrong? Request a correction. It's free, and we never charge to be listed.
Other nursing homes in Porterville
- Sequoia Transitional Care4 of 5 stars overall
- Sierra Valley Rehab Center4 of 5 stars overall
- Gateway Post Acute3 of 5 stars overall
- Sierra View Medical Center4 of 5 stars overall
Nursing homes near Porterville
Compare beyond this location: Review the types of living and care · Research questions · Build a budget. Confirm this provider’s current record and services with its regulator and management.