The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield in Bakersfield, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 8 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: 1 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 1 of 5.
- California state citations: 42 on record, including 8 class A and 34 class B, with $271,450 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 4.07 nursing hours per resident per day. Registered nurse turnover not reported.
- Most recent standard inspection: 15 deficiencies cited on January 16, 2026.
- Federal enforcement: 2 federal fines totaling $23,740 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Bakersfield Healthcare & Wellness Centre LLC, for-profit, part of Citrus Wellness Centre (5 facilities nationally).
The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield ratings and staffing
The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield is located at 2211 Mount Vernon Avenue in Bakersfield, Kern County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Bakersfield Healthcare & Wellness Centre LLC, part of Citrus Wellness Centre, with 160 certified beds and an average of 142 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, those scores are: health inspections 1 of 5, staffing 1 of 5, quality measures 3 of 5.
Staffing. The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield reports 4.07 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.31 are registered nurse hours. 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield 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
- San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent, Bakersfield: CMS overall rating 3 of 5
- Shafter Nursing Care, Shafter: CMS overall rating 3 of 5
- Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili, Ridgecrest: CMS overall rating 3 of 5
- The Orchards Post-Acute, Bakersfield: CMS overall rating 2 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.
January 16, 2026, standard inspection
15 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, provide and implement an infection prevention and control program, and honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- 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)
- F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (scope and severity D)
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. (scope and severity D)
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity D)
- F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (scope and severity D)
- F0881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (scope and severity D)
- F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (scope and severity D)
- F0887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. (scope and severity D)
August 1, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity D)
June 16, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity E)
February 4, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- F0809Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. (scope and severity D)
January 9, 2025, standard and complaint inspections
11 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater, provide and implement an infection prevention and control program, and reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- 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)
- F0585Honor 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity D)
- 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 D)
- 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)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
- F0688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (scope and severity D)
December 23, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F0803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (scope and severity D)
December 4, 2024, complaint inspection
3 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, honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions, and protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (scope and severity D)
- F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (scope and severity D)
November 19, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents, respond appropriately to all alleged violations, and provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
- F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (scope and severity D)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
November 12, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals and safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity E)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
October 21, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft and timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (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)
October 10, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments, ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality, and provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (scope and severity E)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity E)
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
September 19, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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.
- F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (scope and severity D)
August 30, 2024, complaint inspection
4 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft, timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities, and 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.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (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)
- 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)
- F0837Establish 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. (scope and severity D)
August 6, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program and provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0635Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. (scope and severity D)
July 26, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential, ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration, and make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (scope and severity D)
- F0807Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. (scope and severity D)
- F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (scope and severity D)
July 25, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies 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, provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health, and ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 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)
- F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (scope and severity G)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
July 9, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals and obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0710Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. (scope and severity D)
July 1, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
May 30, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents and have policies on smoking.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
- F0926Have policies on smoking. (scope and severity E)
April 26, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (scope and severity D)
April 23, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- F0679Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (scope and severity D)
April 22, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (scope and severity G)
April 19, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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 and reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (scope and severity E)
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
April 18, 2024, complaint inspection
3 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, protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money, and develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity D)
- F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (scope and severity D)
- 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)
April 8, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason and employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. (scope and severity D)
April 5, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for 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.
- 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 E)
April 4, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months and ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0638Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
March 27, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft and ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity D)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
March 11, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
February 21, 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)
January 29, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
January 4, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency 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.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity D)
December 20, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
November 16, 2023, standard inspection
11 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident, ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods, and develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity E)
- F0576Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (scope and severity E)
- 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 E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
- F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (scope and severity D)
- F0679Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
- F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (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)
- F0808Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. (scope and severity D)
November 6, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (scope and severity D)
October 20, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
Penalties. Over the reported period, The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield received 2 federal fines totaling $23,740. 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 42 citations against The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield between February 25, 2000 and June 27, 2024: 8 class A and 34 class B, with $271,450 in assessed penalties. 1 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.
- June 27, 2024, class B, Patient Care. $3,000 penalty.
- May 24, 2023, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $3,000 penalty.
- May 16, 2023, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $3,000 penalty.
- May 2, 2023, class A, Patient Care. $75,000 penalty.
- October 7, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $25,000 penalty.
- September 2, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $25,000 penalty.
- March 3, 2021, class B, Patient Care. $2,000 penalty.
- December 31, 2019, class A, Patient Care. $20,000 penalty. Appealed.
- March 26, 2019, class B, Problem Transfer. $2,000 penalty.
- October 22, 2018, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $2,000 penalty.
- November 16, 2017, class B, Patient Rights. $1,800 penalty. Appealed.
- March 7, 2017, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $2,000 penalty. Appealed.
and 30 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. The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield's 42 is above 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 Bakersfield
Families comparing options in Bakersfield often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- The Orchards Post-Acute, 2 stars, 18 state citations
- Kern River Transitional Care, 1 star, 6 state citations
- Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute, 1 star, 17 state citations
- Bakersfield Post Acute, 1 star, 14 state citations
- Height Street Skilled Care, 1 star, 31 state citations
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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield. 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.
- Bakersfield Post Acute, Bakersfield
- Height Street Skilled Care, Bakersfield
- Kern River Transitional Care, 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield. 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield a good nursing home?
- CMS gives The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 1 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 42 state citations against the facility, including 8 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield?
- 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 2 federal fines totaling $23,740 and 42 California state citations with $271,450 in state penalties, including 8 class A citations.
- How many state citations does The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 42 citations against The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield in Bakersfield between February 25, 2000 and June 27, 2024: 8 class A and 34 class B, with $271,450 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield?
- 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, talk to our Kern County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Bakersfield 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: The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield provider record, CCN 555256. 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: The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield state license record, FACID 120000328, license 120000155.
- 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield 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 The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.