Nursing-home profile
KERN RIVER TRANSITIONAL CARE
5151 KNUDSEN DRIVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308
CCN 555912 · Chain: PACS GROUP (279 facilities)
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Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
Beds140
Avg residents133
OwnershipFor profit - Limited Liability company
Summary
KERN RIVER TRANSITIONAL CARE is a CMS-certified nursing home in BAKERSFIELD, CA, currently rated 1 of 5 stars overall by CMS. The facility has 82 health deficiencies cited in the last three years. CMS has assessed 1 civil money penalties totaling $77,720.
CMS five-star ratings
Overall
★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Long-stay QM
★★★★★
Health deficiencies
Last 3 years
82
All time
94
Actual harm
1
Immediate jeopardy
0
Infection-control citations
0
Last survey
2025-04-24
Penalties & enforcement
Fines (count)
1
Total fined
$78K
Payment denials
0
Last penalty
2023-12-07
Staffing
Nurse hrs / resident / day
4.59
RN hrs / resident / day
0.65
Certified beds
140
Nursing turnover
48.9%
About this data
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Nursing Home Care Compare). CMS five-star ratings updated monthly; deficiency and penalty data reflect the most recent CMS release ingested by FastDOL. Methodology · Browse nursing homes by state.