Kern River Transitional Care
Nursing home in Bakersfield, California, CMS certification number 555912
5151 Knudsen Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308 · Kern County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- $77,720 (1)
Does Kern River Transitional Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Kern River Transitional Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Kern River Transitional Care 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
- 4.71
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.20
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.92
- Weekend total hours
- 4.12
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 24, 2025 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 16, 2024, found 15.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Kern River Transitional Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $77,720 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 133.1 residents live here, about 95% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 133.1
- Certified since
- April 16, 2019
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Kern River Transitional Care
- Legal business name
- Bakersfieldidence Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Kern River Transitional Care
- San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent3601 San Dimas, Bakersfield 93301
- The Orchards Post-Acute730 34 Street, Bakersfield 93301
- Valley Healthcare Center1205 8th Street, Bakersfield 93304
- Rosewood Health Facility1401 New Stine Road, Bakersfield 93309
- Height Street Skilled Care1611 Height Street, Bakersfield 93305
See also all nursing homes in Bakersfield.
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 10 in Bakersfield, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Kern River Transitional Care, 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 Kern River Transitional Care
What is the CMS star rating of Kern River Transitional Care?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Kern River Transitional Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Kern River Transitional Care?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Kern River Transitional Care?
Bakersfieldidence Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.