Gateway Post Acute
661 West Poplar, Porterville, CA, 93257
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
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 departed — near 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
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
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.
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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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