Overview
Height Street Skilled Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 10 nursing homes in Bakersfield. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 68% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 27, 2026, found 15 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $12,735 in the past three years.
Height Street Skilled Care is a for-profit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 84 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 30%
Top 67%
Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $12,735
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.53 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.64 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 3, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes