Nursing home
Linwood Meadows Care Center
4444 West Meadow, Visalia, CA 93277 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 98 certified beds
Linwood Meadows Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Visalia, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.00 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on May 22, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Linwood Meadows Care Center 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) | 4.00 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.18 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.1% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the August 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 2, 2025
What inspectors found at Linwood Meadows Care Center
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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · 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 · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · 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 · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · 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
- 4444 West Meadow
Visalia, CA 93277 - CMS certification #
- 555125
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 98
- Avg residents/day
- 91.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-04-16
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Linwood Meadows Care Center 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 Visalia, California center offers excellent skilled nursing, maintaining the highest standards for senior care, along with a professional and personable 24/7 nursing staff.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Whether recovering after a hospital stay or in need of ongoing support, we offer long term and hospice services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaweah Health Medical Center, Visalia. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westgate Gardens Care Center, Visalia. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- South Valley Home Health, Visalia. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Save Mart Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93277 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Kaweah Health Dialysis Center, Visalia, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Visalia Dialysis, Visalia, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Ara Kaweah Dialysis Center, LLC, Visalia, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93277.
Infinite Heart Hospice, office in Visalia, 0.7 miles away, straight line
American Qlh, office in Visalia, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kaweah Health Hospice, office in Visalia, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Permanente Medical Group Inc, Fresno. 43.5 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Linwood Meadows Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Linwood Meadows Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Linwood Meadows Care Center staffed?
Linwood Meadows Care Center reports 4.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Linwood Meadows Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Linwood Meadows Care Center have?
Linwood Meadows Care Center is certified for 98 beds.