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Kern River Transitional Care

  • Date Updated:  October 01, 2024
  • CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:  
  • Address:  5151 KNUDSEN DRIVE
    BAKERSFIELD CA 93308 Map
  • Phone:  661-325-9900
  • Website:   Click Here
  • Medicare Provider Number:  555912
  • Participating in Medicare Since:  April 16, 2019
  • No. of Certified Beds:  140
  • No. of Residents:   N/A
  • Occupancy:   N/A
  • Amount Fined:  $82,557.95
  • Complaints Filed:   37
  • Accepts:  Medicare and Medicaid

  About Kern River Transitional Care

Kern River Transitional Care, located in BAKERSFIELD, CA, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. It is part of a continuing care retirement community. It is not located in a hospital. Kern River Transitional Care offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.

  • Kern River Transitional Care is ranked #5 out of 10 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #10 out of 15 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
  • Review Specific City Measures
  • CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (1 out of 5):
  • Current Trend:   Worsening
  • Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 4.34
    (The national average is 3.84 )
  • The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 26.20% .
  •    CMS has identified this facility as either having actual cases of abuse or has decided that abuse is possible.
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  Kern River Transitional Care Owner & Operator Information

Business Entity Name:

BAKERSFIELDIDENCE OPCO LLC

Owners:

Managers and Directors:

  Kern River Transitional Care Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

Ratings

Overall Rating 1:
Health Inspection Rating 1:
Quality Rating 4:
Staffing Rating 2:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of May 16, 2024) 212
Cycle 2 Score (as of May 13, 2021) 116
Cycle 3 Score (as of February 06, 2020) 172
Weighted All Cycles Score 173

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Kern River Transitional Care spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing hours spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type Facility State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours 0.39 0.60 / 0.67
Case Mix 0.83 0.73 / 0.66
Adjusted 0.32 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 1.31 1.23 / 0.88
Case Mix 1.09 NA / NA
Adjusted 1.05 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.63 2.59 / 2.29
Case Mix 2.84 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.11 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 1.70 1.83 / 1.55
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.08 0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 4.34 4.42 / 3.84
Case Mix 4.76 4.18 / 3.82
Adjusted 3.48 NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc. Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
26.2% / 22.7%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
11.9% / 11.1%
Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.7% / 2.0%
Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.3% / 1.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) 2.2% / 8.2%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) 3.8% / 4.8%
Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) 2.5% / 35.2%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) 0.6% / 1.3%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) 1.2% / 1.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) 6.0% / 6.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) 0.0% / 0.3%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) 2.0% / 1.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) 100.0% / 98.3%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) 9.3% / 11.0%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 100.0% / 94.2%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 1.1% / 1.5%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) 1.6% / 10.7%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) 24.1% / 13.5%
Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) 11.2% / 7.4%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) 99.5% / 98.2%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) 75.2% / 81.8%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 99.8% / 92.4%
Better

  Hospitals Near Kern River Transitional Care

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Kern River Transitional Care.

Kern River Transitional Care is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
KERN MEDICAL CENTER
1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
1
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
420 34TH ST
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
2
ADVENTIST HEALTH BAKERSFIELD
2615 CHESTER AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
2
MERCY HOSPITAL
2215 TRUXTUN AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
3
BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL
3001 SILLECT AVENUE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
3
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
901 OLIVE DRIVE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Not Available
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO
1401 GARCES HIGHWAY
DELANO, CA 93215
Not Available
BAKERSFIELD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL, LLC
5201 WHITE LANE
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
Not Available

Ratings History for Kern River Transitional Care

  Medical Professionals Associated with Kern River Transitional Care

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Kern River Transitional Care. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

  • ADAM KLANG ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY )
  • TODD FARRER ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHERN INYO HEALTHCARE DISTRICT )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.

Name Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Height Street Skilled Care
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
44.667 / 4:
Valley View Care Center
(DELANO, CA)
76.667 / 3:
Rosewood Health Facility
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
96.667 / 3:
Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
(DELANO, CA)
116.667 / 2:
Arvin Post Acute
(ARVIN, CA)
128.333 / 2:
Shafter Nursing Care
(SHAFTER, CA)
129.333 / 2:
Adventist Health Delano
(DELANO, CA)
142 / 2:
San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
145.833 / 2:
Brookdale Riverwalk Snf (ca)
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
159.333 / 1:
Kern River Transitional Care
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
173.333 / 1:
Parkview Julian Healthcare Center
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
209.333 / 1:
The Orchards Post-Acute
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
222 / 1:
Bakersfield Post Acute
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
231.333 / 1:
The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
252 / 1:
Valley Healthcare Center
(BAKERSFIELD, CA)
303.333 / 1:

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Best and Worst Nursing Homes in BAKERSFIELD, CA

Here is our analysis of the Best Nursing Homes in BAKERSFIELD and Worst Nursing Homes in BAKERSFIELD so that you can make better decisions when choosing a nursing home. You should also use these lists after choosing a home to stay abreast of changes.

Ownership Details for Kern River Transitional Care

A list of all of the registered owners for Kern River Transitional Care. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.

Noted Deficiencies for Kern River Transitional Care

A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.

Nursing Hours Analysis for Kern River Transitional Care

How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.

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