Valley Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley Healthcare Center is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Bakersfield, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average of 2.65, and 28.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Valley Healthcare Center
1205 8th StreetBakersfield, CA 93304
Kern County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Valley Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 7% below the California average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.78 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
28.0% of nursing staff at Valley Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $91,195 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Fine | $31,535 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Fine | $59,660 |
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. Valley Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Valley Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Valley Post-Acute and Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 28, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Orchards Post-Acute Bakersfield | 1.5 | 150 | 2.51 | 3.92 | 34.4% | 2 | $23,603 |
| San Joaquin Nursing Center and Rehabilitation Cent Bakersfield | 2.0 | 99 | 2.65 | 4.28 | 35.2% | 3 | $47,242 |
| Rosewood Health Facility Bakersfield | 2.7 | 79 | 2.81 | 4.82 | 24.1% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Parkview Julian Healthcare Center Bakersfield | 2.8 | 99 | 2.51 | 3.90 | 65.3% | 1 | $59,560 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield Bakersfield | 3.2 | 160 | 2.47 | 4.07 | — | 1 | $23,740 |
| Height Street Skilled Care Bakersfield | 3.5 | 99 | 2.61 | 4.24 | 29.5% | 1 | $12,735 |
| Kern River Transitional Care Bakersfield | 3.5 | 140 | 2.80 | 4.52 | 48.3% | 1 | $77,720 |
| Bakersfield Post Acute Bakersfield | 5.5 | 99 | 2.56 | 4.01 | 38.6% | 1 | $25,940 |
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.