About Kern River Transitional Care
Kern River Transitional Care, located in BAKERSFIELD, CA, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
Why Families Choose Kern River Transitional Care
- More Nursing Time: Staff spends 4.59 hours per resident daily (National Avg: 3.87).
Key Performance Indicators
- CMS Overall Rating 1 Stars
- Nursing Hours 4.59 hrs
- Safety Record Clean
Chain Affiliations & Network
This facility is part of the PACS GROUP network. This chain operates 279 facilities.
Chain Performance Overview
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Nursing Staff Analysis
Staffing levels are a critical indicator of quality care. We analyze the daily hours of care provided by Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).
Above Average Staffing
Kern River Transitional Care provides more care hours than the state average and more than the national average.
Registered Nurses (RN)
Licensed Practical Nurses
Certified Assistants
CMS Quality Ratings
| Category | Rating | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Rating | 1 |
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| Health Inspection | 1 |
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| Quality Measures | 3 |
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| Staffing | 2 |
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Health Inspection History
| Inspection Cycle | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (Most Recent) | 184 | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Weighted Average | 202 | Combined Score |
Detailed Quality Measures
Rates are from CMS quality measures (claims-based and MDS-based) for the reporting period ending May 01, 2026. Some measures may be omitted when CMS does not report a numeric rate for this facility.
Medicare claims-based measures
Typically includes short-stay outcomes, hospitalizations, and ED use from Medicare claims.
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursi... (QM521) | 25.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency depar... (QM522) | 11.2% |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (QM551) | 2.3% |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resi... (QM552) | 1.6% |
MDS-based measures
Resident assessment data; often used for long-stay care quality.
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activit... (QM401) | 3.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (QM404) | 2.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in t... (QM406) | 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (QM407) | 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (QM408) | 6.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (QM409) | 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with ma... (QM410) | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the p... (QM415) | 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the... (QM430) | 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic m... (QM434) | 2.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently wo... (QM451) | 5.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnoti... (QM452) | 23.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the s... (QM454) | 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately g... (QM472) | 99.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (QM479) | 4.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder... (QM480) | 4.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medicati... (QM481) | 19.7% |
Complaints & Deficiencies
Complaint History by Year
This chart shows the number of complaints filed each year.
Summary:
- 2023: 10 complaints
- 2024: 41 complaints
- 2025: 10 complaints
- Total: 61 complaints on record
Recent Complaints (Since Jan 2023)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. |
| May 30, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Feb 07, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Dec 09, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| Dec 06, 2024 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. |
| May 31, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. |
| May 31, 2024 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. |
| May 31, 2024 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| May 31, 2024 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. |
| May 31, 2024 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities |
| May 31, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| May 31, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| May 31, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| May 31, 2024 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| May 31, 2024 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. |
| May 31, 2024 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| May 31, 2024 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. |
| May 31, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| May 31, 2024 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| May 31, 2024 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. |
| Apr 03, 2024 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| Feb 05, 2024 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Jul 09, 2023 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. |
| May 19, 2023 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
Nearby Hospitals
KERN MEDICAL CENTER
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ADVENTIST HEALTH BAKERSFIELD
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ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO
DELANO, CA
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
BAKERSFIELD, CA
MERCY HOSPITAL
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GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, LP
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BAKERSFIELD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL, LLC
BAKERSFIELD, CA
Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity
BAKERSFIELDIDENCE OPCO LLC
Ownership Structure
- PROVIDENCE GROUP NORTH LLC Direct: 100%
Management & Direction
- FREDERICK APT CORPORATE OFFICER
- BRYCE BLOOD W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE
- BRYCE BLOOD OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
- TODD FARRER CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE
- MARK HANCOCK CORPORATE OFFICER
- JOSHUA JERGENSEN CORPORATE OFFICER
- JOHN MITCHELL CORPORATE OFFICER
Associated Doctors
Local Comparison
| Facility | Distance | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Shafter Nursing Care | N/A | 3 |
| Rosewood Health Facility | N/A | 4 |
| Valley View Care Center | N/A | 2 |
| Adventist Health Delano | N/A | 2 |
| San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent | N/A | 3 |
| Arvin Post Acute | N/A | 1 |
| Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility | N/A | 1 |
| Parkview Julian Healthcare Center | N/A | 1 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield | N/A | 1 |
| Valley Healthcare Center | N/A | 1 |
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Noted Deficiencies
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Nursing Hours Analysis
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Skilled Nursing Care: 24/7 medical supervision and complex medical treatments
- Long-term Residential Care: Assistance with daily living activities for extended stays
- Short-term Rehabilitation: Recovery services after hospital stays or surgeries
- Memory Care: Specialized programs for residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- Level of care needed (skilled nursing vs. long-term care)
- Room type (private vs. semi-private)
- Insurance coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance)
- Length of stay and specific services required
For current rates and to discuss payment options, contact Kern River Transitional Care directly at 6613259900. Their admissions team can help determine coverage and out-of-pocket expenses.
Environment & Cleanliness
- Overall cleanliness and odors
- Resident room conditions
- Common area maintenance
- Safety features and accessibility
Staff & Care Quality
- Staff-to-resident ratios
- How staff interact with residents
- Response time to resident needs
- Staff knowledge and professionalism
Ask to speak with current residents and their families, tour at different times of day, and review the facility's most recent inspection reports.