• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 99 certified beds with an average of 92.8 residents per day (94% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 18 deficiencies (inspected May 8, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $132,586 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.06 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 48.5%
Orchards at Tulare is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Tulare, California with 99 certified beds. It has been operating since 1974. The facility scored below average compared to California facilities.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
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.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
+ 55 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
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| Ownership Data Not Available | N/A | N/A |