Westgate Gardens Care Center
Nursing home in Visalia, California, CMS certification number 555208
4525 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia, CA 93277 · Tulare County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,317 (1)
Does Westgate Gardens Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Westgate Gardens 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Westgate Gardens 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
- 4.07
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.14
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.61
- Weekend total hours
- 3.80
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 24, 2025 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 20, 2023, found 15.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Westgate Gardens Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,317 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 134 residents live here, about 96% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 134
- Certified since
- October 2, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Westgate Gardens Care Center
- Legal business name
- Thyme Holdings, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Westgate Gardens Care Center
- Linwood Meadows Care Center4444 West Meadow, Visalia 93277
- Sequoia Vista3710 West Tulare Avenue, Visalia 93277
- Kaweah Health Skilled Nursing Center1633 South Court Street, Visalia 93277
- Delta Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP514 North Bridge Street, Visalia 93291
- Visalia Post Acute1925 E. Houston Ave, Visalia 93292
See also all nursing homes in Visalia.
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 6 in Visalia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Westgate Gardens 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 Westgate Gardens Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Westgate Gardens Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Westgate Gardens Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Westgate Gardens Care Center?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Westgate Gardens Care Center?
Thyme Holdings, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.