SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT
SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT is a 99-bed nursing home in BAKERSFIELD, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-12-31. It averages 92.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT?
CMS lists 62 health-inspection deficiencies for SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-12.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2026-03-12 | F0658, F0880 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-03-12 | F0628, F0656, F0657, F0695, F0732, F0761, F0842 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-01-15 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-08-27 | F0745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
| 2025-08-18 | F0676 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D |
| 2025-07-11 | F0690, F0880 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-06-23 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2025-06-23 | F0684, F0921 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2025-04-01 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E |
| 2025-04-01 | F0606 | Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. | D |
| 2025-02-13 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2025-02-13 | F0658, F0726, F0761 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / 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. | E |
| 2025-02-13 | F0554, F0578, F0623, F0641, F0661, F0687, F0730, F0759, F0806, F0842, F0847, F0867 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
| 2024-09-24 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2024-09-19 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2024-08-29 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | E |
| 2024-08-27 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2024-08-21 | F0576 | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. | D |
| 2024-08-01 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-07-16 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2024-07-03 | F0609, F0745 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
| 2024-05-31 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D |
| 2024-05-01 | F0557 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | D |
| 2024-02-26 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2024-02-16 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-01-25 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-01-25 | F0558, F0578, F0623, F0641, F0656, F0755, F0759, F0836, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-10-02 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-08-24 | F0624 | Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | G |
| 2023-08-24 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D |
Why was SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | Fine | $47,242 |
How is SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.28438 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.2 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 92.5 | 87.9 |
Who owns SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT, and what chain is it in?
SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name KERN VALLEYIDENCE OPCO LLC and belongs to the PACS GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PROVIDENCE GROUP WINE COUNTRY LLC | since 12/16/2016 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PROVIDENCE GROUP NH, LLC | since 06/30/2023 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MEMON, PARVEZ | since 01/01/2018 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BLOOD, BRYCE | since 08/15/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | APT, FREDERICK, HANCOCK, MARK, JERGENSEN, JOSHUA, MITCHELL, JOHN | since 01/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BLOOD, BRYCE | since 08/15/2023 |
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