74.5/100
Above average
Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp
680 East Merritt Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274
- Certified beds
- 97
- Occupancy
- 92%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
Our read on Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp
Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center runs 97 certified beds under individual for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.10 hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average. That headline number looks reassuring until you notice weekends run roughly 8% leaner than weekdays, which is when families tend to visit and when problems often surface. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 72 deficiencies on file, including 4 tied to abuse, though none rose to the harm or jeopardy level. Federal inspectors last visited in March 2026, and CMS rated the health inspection and staffing stars at 2 out of 5 each. Weigh the staffing figure against that deficiency count before deciding.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
18/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.2 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.21 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays
Staff stability
7.5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral
Resident outcomes
9/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: March 12, 2026 (7 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of CORPORATE INTERFACE SERVICES, which operates 40 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
Write a reviewNo family reviews yet for Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp. If you or a relative have experience of this home, other families would find it useful.
Be the first to reviewEvery review is confirmed by email and read by a moderator before it appears. We remove reviews written by or for a facility. If something is wrong right now, report a concern , that routes you to your state ombudsman, who can actually intervene.
Common questions about Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp
What is the ElderGrade for Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp? +
Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp holds an ElderGrade of B (74.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp? +
Residents receive an average of 4.10 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Tulare Healthcare & Wellness Center, Lp is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
- Add another