Sierra Valley Rehab Center
301 West Putnam, 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
- 139 · avg 124 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.8% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 56.3% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,190 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055568
- Certified beds
- 139 beds · avg 124 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
- Sierra Nevada Snf 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.
Parent entity
Pacs Group, Inc.
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Mason Rasmussen
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Suneel h Wadhwani
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Frederick g Apt
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- John t Mitchell
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Joshua o Jergensen
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Sandra Dotson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Sierra Valley Rehab Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 62)
- D0658·Jul 23, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0926·Feb 27, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
- E0920·Feb 27, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.
- B0912·Feb 27, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- E0880·Feb 27, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0847·Feb 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- D0810·Feb 27, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- D0803·Feb 27, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $8,190
Most recent events
- Oct 25, 2024Fine · $8,190
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 27, 2025. 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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