Valley Healthcare Center
Nursing Home Facility
1205 8th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
Valley Healthcare Center is a senior care community located in Bakersfield, CA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Bakersfield area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (661) 334-2200.
With 87 beds, Valley Healthcare Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Bakersfield average about 20 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 90% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 20 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 28%.
The community is located in Kern County, CA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 77 problems at Valley Healthcare Center. 3 findings involved harm to a resident. 30 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $91,195.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Environmental
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Valley Healthcare Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 87
- Occupancy 90%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 28%
- Last health inspection January 2026
Resident & family reviews
When I arrived the smell of urine was prevalent, the rooms were filthy and emergency alarm sounded the entire time of my visit (4 hours) and no one seemed to care. Four seniors complained that they needed attention, they had been sitting in wet and soiled diapers for hours. I am deeply concerned for the elderly patients that are being subjected to this poor quality of care.There were no activities planned for them throughout the day. They are understaffed and the living conditions are dismal.
by Verified visitor, Dec 2010