River Walk Care Center
Nursing home in Porterville, California, CMS certification number 555658
1100 West Morton Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257 · Tulare County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $164,778 (3)
Does River Walk Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Walk Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours River Walk Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.11
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.71
- Weekend total hours
- 3.67
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 26, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 17, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined River Walk Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $164,778 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93.4 residents live here, about 94% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 93.4
- Certified since
- January 19, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Walk Care Center
- Legal business name
- Porterville Convalescent, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near River Walk Care Center
- Sequoia Transitional Care350 North Villa Street, Porterville 93257
- Sierra View Medical Center465 W Putnam Ave, Porterville 93257
- Sierra Valley Rehab Center301 West Putnam, Porterville 93257
- Gateway Post Acute661 West Poplar, Porterville 93257
- Lindsay Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation1011 W. Tulare Road, Lindsay 93247
See also all nursing homes in Porterville.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 5 in Porterville, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run River Walk Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about River Walk Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of River Walk Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Walk Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Walk Care Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Walk Care Center?
Porterville Convalescent, Inc., for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.