Nursing home
Height Street Skilled Care
1611 Height Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 99 certified beds
Height Street Skilled Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bakersfield, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.30 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jun 12, 2025 cited 39 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $113,499In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Height Street Skilled Care compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.30 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 39.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $113,499, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Height Street Skilled Care
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1611 Height Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305 - CMS certification #
- 555902
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 91.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2017-04-03
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Height Street Skilled Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Height Street Skilled Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Stays
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Skilled nursing staff available 24/7 to address medical needs and ensure peace of mind.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Program
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 4, 2021: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 4, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $560 proposed, $560 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Height Street Skilled Care.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C). Penalty $560 proposed, $560 now. To be fixed by Aug 20, 2021. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield, Bakersfield. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pro Nursing Home Care, Inc, Bakersfield. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thriftys Drug Store. 3.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93305 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Bakersfield Northeast, Bakersfield, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Northeast Dialysis, Bakersfield, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
North Bakersfield Dialysis, Bakersfield, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 41 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93305.
Ararat Hospice Care, Inc, office in Bakersfield, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Saviors Of Hope Hospice, office in Bakersfield, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Aasta Hospice, office in Bakersfield, 3.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Centric Health, Bakersfield. 10.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Height Street Skilled Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Height Street Skilled Care an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Height Street Skilled Care staffed?
Height Street Skilled Care reports 4.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Height Street Skilled Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 39 deficiencies.
How many beds does Height Street Skilled Care have?
Height Street Skilled Care is certified for 99 beds.