Valley Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Bakersfield, California, CMS certification number 555229
1205 8th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304 · Kern County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 87
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $105,065 (3)
Does Valley Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Valley Healthcare Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Valley Healthcare Center 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
- 3.87
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.40
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.55
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 24.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 29, 2026 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Valley Healthcare Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $105,065 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 77.5 residents live here, about 89% of its 87 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 87
- Average residents per day
- 77.5
- Certified since
- July 28, 1986
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Valley Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Valley Post-Acute and Rehab LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Valley Healthcare Center
- The Orchards Post-Acute730 34 Street, Bakersfield 93301
- San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent3601 San Dimas, Bakersfield 93301
- Rosewood Health Facility1401 New Stine Road, Bakersfield 93309
- Parkview Julian Healthcare Center1801 Julian Avenue, Bakersfield 93304
- The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield2211 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield 93306
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 Valley Healthcare Center, 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 Valley Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Valley Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Valley Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Valley Healthcare Center?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Valley Healthcare Center?
Valley Post-Acute and Rehab LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.