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Gateway Post Acute

661 West Poplar, Porterville, CA, 93257

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 056423

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Pacs Group
Certified beds
62 · avg 56 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
49.3%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
50%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $8,018 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
056423
Certified beds
62 beds · avg 56 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Valley Careidence Opco, Llc
Chain affiliation
Pacs Group

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Pacs Group chain — 279 facilities across 16 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.

Disclosed owners (11 on record)

  • Jason h Murray

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 42% · since 2024

  • Mark d Hancock

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 42% · since 2024

  • Frederick g Apt

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • John t Mitchell

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Joshua o Jergensen

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Pacs Group, Inc.Holding

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023

+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

51 health citations on file5 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $8,018

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 51)

  • D0776·Jun 4, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.

  • F0881·Oct 17, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  • F0880·Oct 17, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0812·Oct 17, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0755·Oct 17, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0727·Oct 17, 2024

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0700·Oct 17, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    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

  • D0698·Oct 17, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $8,018

Most recent events

  • Sep 9, 2024Fine · $8,018

Fire-safety citations

25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 17, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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