Nursing home
Gateway Post Acute
661 West Poplar, Porterville, CA 93257 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 62 certified beds
Gateway Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Porterville, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.96 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Oct 17, 2024 cited 23 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Gateway Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.96 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.31 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.57 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Gateway Post Acute
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 661 West Poplar
Porterville, CA 93257 - CMS certification #
- 056423
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 62
- Avg residents/day
- 58.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-12-21
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Gateway Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our nursing team provides 24-hour skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation support, and long-term care services tailored to each resident’s individual medical needs and recovery goals.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Gateway Post Acute works closely with residents, families, and healthcare providers in Tulare County to offer a wide range of services from short to long-term care, hospice services, wound care, and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Private Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sierra View Medical Center, Porterville. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sierra View Medical Center, Porterville. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Seva Home Health, Porterville. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93257 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Sierra Valley Dialysis Center, Porterville, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Porterville, LLC, Porterville, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93257.
Kaweah Health Hospice, office in Visalia, 24.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Centric Health, Bakersfield. 35.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gateway Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Gateway Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Gateway Post Acute staffed?
Gateway Post Acute reports 3.96 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Gateway Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does Gateway Post Acute have?
Gateway Post Acute is certified for 62 beds.