Kern River Transitional Care

CMS Certification Number: 555912

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 2019-04-16

5151 Knudsen Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Call (661) 325-9900

Metrics & Ratings for Kern River Transitional Care

Kern River Transitional Care has 140 Certified Beds and an average of 133.9 residents per day.

Kern River Transitional Care has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 1 out of 5

QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: 2 out of 5

Staffing Rating: 2 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Kern River Transitional Care

Kern River Transitional Care has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 2.73489

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.28744

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.56167

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.84911

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 4.58400

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 4.07448

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.33395

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.14226

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Kern River Transitional Care

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: 50.64

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): Better than the National Rate

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 10.33

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: 27.12

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Kern River Transitional Care

Metrics & Ratings for Kern River Transitional Care

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Staffing Metrics for Kern River Transitional Care

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Kern River Transitional Care

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