Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Bakersfield, California, part of Brookdale Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 49.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute
350 Calloway Drive, Building CBakersfield, CA 93312
Kern County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 250 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.32 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.11 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
49.0% of nursing staff at Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $80,668 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | Fine | $36,572 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Fine | $44,096 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Payment Denial | 42 days from Dec 24, 2025 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Payment Denial | 35 days from May 6, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Brookdale Senior Living, 12 homes
- Legal name: BLC Glenwood Gardens SNF LH LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 10, 2001
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kern River Transitional Care Bakersfield | 6.3 | 140 | 2.80 | 4.52 | 48.3% | 1 | $77,720 |
| Rosewood Health Facility Bakersfield | 6.9 | 79 | 2.81 | 4.82 | 24.1% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Valley Healthcare Center Bakersfield | 8.6 | 87 | 2.47 | 3.78 | 28.0% | 1 | $91,195 |
| The Orchards Post-Acute Bakersfield | 9.0 | 150 | 2.51 | 3.92 | 34.4% | 2 | $23,603 |
| San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent Bakersfield | 9.0 | 99 | 2.65 | 4.28 | 35.2% | 3 | $47,242 |
| Parkview Julian Healthcare Center Bakersfield | 9.5 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.90 | 65.3% | 1 | $59,560 |
| Shafter Nursing Care Shafter | 10.4 | 99 | 2.70 | 3.99 | 43.1% | 3 | $27,439 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield Bakersfield | 11.3 | 160 | 2.47 | 4.07 | — | 1 | $23,740 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.