Overview
Kern River Transitional Care has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 5th of 10 nursing homes in Bakersfield. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2025, found 24 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $77,720 in the past three years.
Kern River Transitional Care is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 133 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2019.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 78%
Top 87%
Family reviews
No reviews yet. If your family has experience with Kern River Transitional Care, your review helps others decide.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 24, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 24
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $77,720
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.71 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.92 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 133
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 16, 2019
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes