Skilled Nursing
Kaweah Health Nursing Center
Skilled Nursing in Tulare County
The skilled nursing center at Kaweah Health provides a pleasant, relaxed
and home-like atmosphere while patients are receiving a higher level of
care than can be given at home. This unit, which is comprised of beds
in our Subacute Care Unit offers large, semi-private rooms, a spacious
and colorfully furnished dayroom for visiting, TV viewing or planned activities.
A tree-shaded courtyard provides an area where visitors can be received
for more private conversations.
Each person is cared for by an interdisciplinary team which may include:
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A physician
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Nursing staff
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A social worker
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A pharmacist
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Physical and speech therapists
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Activity coordinators
For more information or to arrange time to take a closer look, please call our intake liaison at 559-624-6011.
Subacute Care (Court Street Campus)
For patients in need of long-term care, our Subacute Unit houses 30-beds long-term and provides attentive care in need of round-the-clock assistance.
Each person is cared for by an interdisciplinary team which may include:
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A physician
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Nursing staff
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A social worker
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A pharmacist
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Physical and occupational therapists
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Activity coordinators
Transitional Care (West Campus)
Kaweah Health’s Transitional Care at West Campus is a 16-bed skilled nursing unit that supports short stay patients in need of therapy services. This could include patients recovering from surgery, patients who are debilitated from an acute illness or infection.
Our primary focus is to provide customized therapy sessions, medical treatments and nursing care that will help meet your optimum independence goals and return to home. Our patients are encouraged and assisted with activities of daily living, such as getting dressed and performing their own hygiene routine.
Transitional Care at West Campus emphasizes:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Restorative nursing care
- Activity/recreational therapy
Transitional Care at West Campus specializes in working together with the patient and family to develop a treatment plan to achieve the best outcome for the patient. We encourage family involvement during therapy treatments and providing care for their loved one. Frequent communication with the interdisciplinary team keeps the patient, family and staff up to date with improvements and discharge plans.
Contact Us
The nursing center is located at 1633 S. Court Street in Visalia. You can reach us by phone at either (559) 624-6080 or (559) 624-6011.
