Compassionate Care currently has six office locations (Fresno, Visalia, Modesto, Merced, San Luis Obispo, and Bakersfield) and serves ten counties in California (Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, and San Luis Obispo). » If educated outside the United States or through U.S. military training, must have education deemed substantially equivalent to U.S. entry-level PTA education by a credentials evaluation organization approved by APTA or recognized under 8 CFR 212.15(e).