Shafter Nursing Care Complaints, Violations and Inspection Records
Data current as of the August 2026 CMS Care Compare release and the CDPH state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024. State citation records cover July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
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What the public record shows
If you are looking into Shafter Nursing Care in Shafter, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 7 citations in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 3 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 3 of 5.
- California state citations: 21 on record, including 7 class A and 14 class B, with $176,400 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 3.99 nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 16.7%.
- Most recent standard inspection: 4 deficiencies cited on April 9, 2026. The most recent inspection since then was on July 1, 2026: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
- Federal enforcement: 2 federal fines totaling $27,439 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Shafter Nursing Rehab LLC, for-profit.
Shafter Nursing Care ratings and staffing
Shafter Nursing Care is located at 140 East Tulare Avenue in Shafter, Kern County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Shafter Nursing Rehab LLC, with 99 certified beds and an average of 82.8 residents a day. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS rates every certified nursing home in three separate categories, and the overall star is a blend of them:
- Health inspections, based on what state surveyors observe in person during unannounced visits. Weight this one most heavily, because it does not rely on data the facility reports about itself.
- Staffing, drawn from payroll-based records of how much nursing time each resident actually receives.
- Quality measures, built largely from data the facility submits. Read a high score here with more caution than the other two.
For Shafter Nursing Care, those scores are: health inspections 3 of 5, staffing 3 of 5, quality measures 3 of 5.
Staffing. Shafter Nursing Care reports 3.99 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.37 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 43.1% of the nursing staff left. Registered nurses supervise aides, catch medication errors before they reach a resident, and notice when a person's condition is changing. Staffing is the single number that most reliably predicts whether a facility catches a problem early or lets it become a crisis.
How this home compares in the public record
CMS publishes each home's star rating and its payroll-based staffing hours, and it publishes the federal fines it has imposed. The county and California figures beside each number are the averages across those same published records.
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Homes in Kern County with a higher CMS overall rating
CMS rates each of these homes above Shafter Nursing Care on the overall star rating it publishes. The rating is one measure of a facility's record, and each page below carries that home's own inspection findings, staffing hours and citation history.
- Rosewood Health Facility, Bakersfield: CMS overall rating 4 of 5
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Federal inspection findings and penalties
Scope and severity A to C means no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. Scope and severity D to F means no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm. Scope and severity G to I means actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy. Scope and severity J to L means immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
July 1, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
April 9, 2026, standard inspection
4 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis, ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment, and ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (scope and severity F)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0806Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. (scope and severity D)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity D)
February 10, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (scope and severity D)
December 19, 2024, standard inspection
6 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments, and have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (scope and severity E)
- F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (scope and severity E)
- F0730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (scope and severity E)
- F0638Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (scope and severity D)
- F0644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (scope and severity D)
November 19, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity G)
October 2, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
September 17, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money and timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (scope and severity G)
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
June 13, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
- F0606Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. (scope and severity D)
April 9, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
March 21, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody and timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity D)
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
March 20, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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 and permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- F0625Notify 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0626Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. (scope and severity D)
March 12, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate foot care.
- F0687Provide appropriate foot care. (scope and severity D)
February 12, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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.
- F0584Honor 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. (scope and severity D)
January 10, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity D)
January 8, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
October 26, 2023, standard inspection
9 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis, procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, and honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (scope and severity F)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0553Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. (scope and severity D)
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
August 31, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (scope and severity E)
August 9, 2023, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift and ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (scope and severity E)
- F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. Over the reported period, Shafter Nursing Care received 2 federal fines totaling $27,439. Fines are imposed when a facility is cited for a serious violation or fails to correct a prior deficiency in time.
California state citations
California inspects and cites nursing homes separately from the federal government. The Department of Public Health issues three classes of citation. A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. A class B citation is a violation the Department determined had a direct or immediate relationship to residents' health, safety or security, other than a class AA or A violation.
State records show 21 citations against Shafter Nursing Care between September 6, 2000 and May 29, 2024: 7 class A and 14 class B, with $176,400 in assessed penalties. 1 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.
- May 29, 2024, class B, Other. $3,000 penalty.
- June 3, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $20,000 penalty.
- April 7, 2021, class A, Dietary. $20,000 penalty.
- March 26, 2019, class A, Patient Care. $20,000 penalty.
- October 16, 2018, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $2,000 penalty.
- July 18, 2016, class A, Patient Care. $20,000 penalty.
- March 14, 2016, class B, Patient Rights. $2,000 penalty. Appealed.
- October 8, 2014, class B, Patient Care. $10,000 penalty. Appealed.
- September 16, 2013, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $1,000 penalty.
- January 25, 2011, class B, Patient Care. $1,000 penalty. Appealed.
- July 29, 2010, class A, Patient Care. $15,000 penalty. Appealed.
- March 2, 2010, class A, Patient Care. $40,000 penalty. Appealed. Death-related.
and 9 earlier citations, in the CDPH record linked under Sources.
Across Kern County's 17 certified facilities, the average is about 17.9 state citations per facility. Shafter Nursing Care's 21 is close to that average.
A citation marked "Appealed." is under appeal, so it is not a final determination. A citation records a determination by state surveyors. A citation does not by itself establish that any particular resident was injured or that the facility is liable to anyone.
Other nursing homes in Shafter
Families comparing options in Shafter often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Kern Valley Healthcare District DP SNF, 2 stars, 23 state citations (in Kern County)
- The Orchards Post-Acute, 2 stars, 18 state citations (in Kern County)
- San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent, 3 stars, 20 state citations (in Kern County)
- Parkview Julian Healthcare Center, 1 star, 23 state citations (in Kern County)
See every facility in the Kern County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Kern County
These are other nursing homes in Kern County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for Shafter Nursing Care. The public record gives a street address but no coordinates, so distance is not measured; homes in the same ZIP code appear first. No rating or inspection figure is used to order this list.
- Kern Valley Healthcare District DP SNF, Lake Isabella
- San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent, Bakersfield
- The Orchards Post-Acute, Bakersfield
- Parkview Julian Healthcare Center, Bakersfield
- Valley Healthcare Center, Bakersfield
This list is drawn from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). It is ordered by location only and is not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
What to do if you are worried about care at this facility
You will usually notice something is wrong before anyone official does, and you do not need proof before you act. If you are concerned about care at Shafter Nursing Care, you can take these steps:
Write down what you see. Note dates, times, and specific concerns, and photograph anything relevant. A clear, contemporaneous record matters if an investigation follows.
File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health. CDPH licenses and inspects skilled nursing facilities and investigates complaints, and a serious complaint can trigger an on-site inspection. You can file online through CDPH's Cal Health Find system, which routes your complaint to the Kern County licensing district office.
Contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The ombudsman is a free advocate who will visit your loved one, look into your concerns, and press the facility on their behalf. Kern County's ombudsman program can be reached at (661) 323-7884. This is often the fastest first step when the issue is care quality rather than an emergency.
For the full walkthrough, see How to report nursing home abuse in California.
Injuries that most often signal neglect
The injuries below are the ones most often at issue in California nursing home cases. Any one of them at Shafter Nursing Care is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers, especially a wound that reached stage 3 or 4
- Falls and fractures in a resident who was supposed to be supervised
- Wandering and elopement from a building that was not secured
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Sepsis and untreated infections
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death, when neglect contributed to a resident's passing
Nursing home abuse claims in Kern County
If a loved one was harmed at Shafter Nursing Care, these pages explain how Kern County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Kern County bedsore lawyer
- Kern County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Kern County nursing home fall lawyer
- Kern County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
- Kern County nursing home sepsis lawyer
- Kern County nursing home dehydration and malnutrition lawyer
- Kern County nursing home medication error lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Kern County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against Shafter Nursing Care?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for Shafter Nursing Care. Those records are separate from civil lawsuits: a government citation is not a lawsuit, and a facility can be sued without ever being cited. This site does not track civil court filings. Civil cases against California skilled nursing facilities are usually filed in the Superior Court of the county where the facility is located; records for Kern County are searchable through the Kern County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at Shafter Nursing Care, the records that matter most are usually the resident's own: nursing notes, care plans, fall-risk assessments, wound records, medication administration records, physician orders and incident reports. Talk to us about what happened.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Shafter Nursing Care a good nursing home?
- CMS gives Shafter Nursing Care an overall rating of 3 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 3 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 21 state citations against the facility, including 7 in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA. A rating is a starting point, not a verdict. Read it alongside the inspection dates and what you see for yourself.
- What should I do if my loved one was injured at Shafter Nursing Care?
- Document the injury with dated photos, request the care plan and treatment records, and report your concern to the California Department of Public Health and the Kern County Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If the injury is serious, such as a bedsore, a fall, or an untreated infection, you can also speak with a nursing home attorney about whether you have a claim.
- Has Shafter Nursing Care been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 2 federal fines totaling $27,439 and 21 California state citations with $176,400 in state penalties, including 7 class A citations.
- How many state citations does Shafter Nursing Care have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 21 citations against Shafter Nursing Care in Shafter between September 6, 2000 and May 29, 2024: 7 class A and 14 class B, with $176,400 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at Shafter Nursing Care?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Kern County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (661) 323-7884. In an emergency, call Adult Protective Services or 911.
If your loved one was harmed
We came to this work from the other side. We spent years defending nursing homes, which means we know how a facility builds a file to protect itself and where the gaps in that file tend to be. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15600 to 15675), a family that proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that neglect was committed with recklessness, oppression, fraud or malice can recover remedies beyond an ordinary injury claim, including attorney's fees (section 15657).
If your loved one was harmed at Shafter Nursing Care, talk to our Kern County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Shafter and across California. The consultation is free and confidential, we are available around the clock, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare: Shafter Nursing Care provider record, CCN 056035. Ratings, staffing, and federal deficiency data processed August 1, 2026.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Penalties, and Health Deficiencies datasets.
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find: Shafter Nursing Care state license record, FACID 120000375, license 120000168.
- California Department of Public Health, Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions dataset (CHHS Open Data), citations July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer
The inspection data, ratings, citations, staffing figures, and ownership information on this page come from public sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (medicare.gov) and the California Department of Public Health. This information is reported as published by those sources and may not reflect the most current findings or conditions at the facility. Deficiencies and citations listed may have been corrected or appealed since the date shown. Inclusion of Shafter Nursing Care in this directory is not a statement, allegation, or suggestion that the facility has committed abuse, neglect, or any wrongdoing. This page is attorney advertising and an information resource. It is not legal advice, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Young & Wallin is not affiliated with Shafter Nursing Care, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.