KAWEAH HEALTH RUTH WOOD OPEN ARMS HOUSE

3234 W. IRIS AVE., Visalia CA 93277

Facility 547209219 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Jul 30, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
KAWEAH DELTA HEALTH CARE DISTRICT
Administrator
BECERRA, JACKLYN
Contact
BECERRA, JACKLYN
License first date
Jul 20, 2022
License effective date
Jul 20, 2022
District office
FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
Regional office
24
Clients served
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

Summary

The available records show 5 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Jul 30, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Jul 30, 2026

No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.

What Type A and Type B mean
Type A
Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Type B
Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.

Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.

At a glance

Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 35 Tulare County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 7 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 5 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies.

0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections
5

Fewer than the typical 7

2 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
6

About the same as most this size

5 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
5

More than the typical 4

4 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
1

Fewer than the typical 3

1 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Fewer than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Repeated topics

Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Inspection
Medical and dental careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(a)(4)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 residents had missed doses of medication which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/31/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to submit a statement of intent by due date to conduct medication in-service training and submit records of training when completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Health conditions and treatmentsType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87608(a)(5)(B)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(B) Bed rails that extend the entire length of the bed are prohibited except for residents who are currently receiving hospice care and have a hospice care plan that specifies the need for full bed rails. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of 5 residents had full bed rails without a physician order in hospice care plan which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/31/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to remove full bed rails until a full bed rail physician order is in place.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Health conditions and treatmentsType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87633(b)(4)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(b) A current and complete hospice care plan shall be maintained in the facility for each hospice resident and include the following: (4) A description of the licensee's area of responsibility for implementing the plan including, but not limited to, facility staff duties; record keeping; and communication with the hospice agency, resident's physician, and the resident's responsible person(s), if any. This description shall include the type and frequency of the tasks to be performed by the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 residents hospice care plan did not document facility staff duties regarding care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/31/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to develop a needs and service plan/ care plan regarding facility staff duties for care and submit documentation to CCLD by due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87458(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87458 Medical Assessment (a) Prior to a person's acceptance as a resident, the licensee shall obtain documentation of a medical assessment, signed by a licensed medical professional acting within the scope of their practice and made within the last year, to be kept in the resident's record. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 residents did not have a medical assessment on file which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/31/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to have medical assessments completed and submit them to CCLD by due date

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Medication handling and storageType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87465(c)(3)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) If the resident's physician has stated in writing that the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for nonprescription PRN medication, but can communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration, provided all of the following requirements are met: (3) A record of each dose is maintained in the resident's record. The record shall include the date and time the PRN medication was taken, the dosage taken, and the resident's response. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 residents PRN medication was not logged or was logged without the required information which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 08/06/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to provide a in-service training regarding PRN medication regulations and submit records of training and copies of corrected PRN Medication Logs by due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87355(e)(2) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 87355(c) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff are fingerprint cleared but not associated to facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/11/2024 Plan of Correction Facility faxed in the LIC 9182 Fingerprint transfer request for S1 and S2 to Fresno CCLD.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Source and limits

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.

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