Kern County, California
County inventory for Kern County, California is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
20 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Kern County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 17 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-KERN-CALIFORNIA · Kern, CA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-WEAK · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 17 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,755 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.5★ avg
- HH-MID 20 HH
- RANK-HIGH #149/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Smith
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 17/17 NH · 20/20 HH
Photo-finish peer: Smith County, TX (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Kern County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Kern County: 20 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 17 nursing homes and 1,755 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.5/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 California medians: assisted living $7,000/mo, semi-private nursing $12,167/mo, private nursing $15,178/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,037/mo. Local Kern providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (10 at 1★, 5 at 2★, 2 at 3★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (53% of 17 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Kern, CA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 3★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Kern County
17 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp SNF | Lake Isabella | 3/5 | 74 | Government - Hospital district |
| Rosewood Health Facility | Bakersfield | 3/5 | 79 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Adventist Health Delano | Delano | 2/5 | 51 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Ridgecrest Regional Transitional Care and Rehabili | Ridgecrest | 2/5 | 124 | Non profit - Corporation |
| San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent | Bakersfield | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Shafter Nursing Care | Shafter | 2/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley View Care Center | Delano | 2/5 | 53 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Arvin Post Acute | Arvin | 1/5 | 81 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bakersfield Post Acute | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Brookdale Riverwalk SNF (ca) | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility | Delano | 1/5 | 141 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Height Street Skilled Care | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 99 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kern River Transitional Care | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Parkview Julian Healthcare Center | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 99 | For profit - Partnership |
| The Orchards Post-Acute | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley Healthcare Center | Bakersfield | 1/5 | 87 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Kern County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy-Memorial Home Health | Bakersfield | 5.0 |
| Adventist Health Home Care Services | Bakersfield | 4.5 |
| Dependable Home Health, Inc | Mojave | 4.0 |
| Friendly Nurses Home Health Care, Inc. | Bakersfield | 4.0 |
| Around the Clock Home Care | Bakersfield | 3.5 |
| Pro Nursing Home Care, Inc | Bakersfield | 3.5 |
| Purpose Driven Home Health, LLC | Bakersfield | 3.5 |
| Lighthouse Home Health Care, Inc | Bakersfield | 3.0 |
| American Health Associates, Inc | Bakersfield | 2.5 |
| United Home Health Care LLC | Bakersfield | 2.5 |
| Reliable Healthcare LLC | Bakersfield | 2.0 |
| Solace Home Health Care | Bakersfield | 2.0 |
| Bakersfield Community Home Health | Bakersfield | 1.5 |
| Ace 1 Homehealth Services, Inc | Bakersfield | N/A |
| Blessed Home Health Care Inc | Bakersfield | N/A |
| Gifted Arms Home Healthcare Services | Bakersfield | N/A |
| Guardian Angel Home Care of Bakersfield, LLC | Bakersfield | N/A |
| Kamden Home Health Care Inc | Bakersfield | N/A |
| The Doctor'S Choice Home Health Care Inc. | Bakersfield | N/A |
| Thv Lighthouse Home Health | Bakersfield | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Kern
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Kern County, CA, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the California overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (17 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (20 here).
Continue on the California elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are California state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Kern County.