Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Valley Healthcare Center
1205 8th Street, Bakersfield, CA · (661) 334-2200
- Certified beds
- 87
- Residents per day
- 78
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 28, 1986
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Valley Healthcare Center carries 168 inspection points. That is fewer than 14% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
76 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (4)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
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G
Provide appropriate foot care.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning13F
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- E
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Quality of Life and Care12D
- D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Resident Rights10E
- D
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.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
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.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Environmental9F
- F
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- F
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- E
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- E
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Pharmacy Service7E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
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
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.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
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.
Nutrition and Dietary6F
- D
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Infection Control5F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Nursing and Physician Services4F
- E
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- D
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.
- F
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.
- D
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation4D
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Administration2F
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Inspection history
2026-01-29
22 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (4 deficiencies)
2025-03-27
16 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-03-28
38 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 52 min of nursing staff time a day, 24 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 52 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 24% of nursing staff and 33% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$105,065 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Fine | $13,870 |
| 2026-01-29 | Fine | $31,535 |
| 2024-03-28 | Fine | $59,660 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.2 pts worse | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 100.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts better | 1.4% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.7 pts worse | 8.3% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.3 pts worse | 5.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication12.9 pts worse | 26.6% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.9 pts worse | 17.2% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.8 pts better | 6.1% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.8 pts better | 7.4% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2 pts better | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.8 pts better | 5.0% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.3 pts better | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.4 pts better | 100.0% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit11.9 pts worse | 23.0% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.3 pts better | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.9 pts better | 98.0% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.4 pts worse | 26.0% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
24 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Vpr Ops, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 50% | 1 facilities |
| Frankel, Moishe | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 25% | 6 facilities |
| Levy, David | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 25% | 6 facilities |
| Melliti, Rush | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 25% | 4 facilities |
| Pease, Nathan | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 25% | 4 facilities |
| Frankel, Moishe | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Frankel, Moishe | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Frankel, Moishe | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Keeney, Sarah | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Keeney, Sarah | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Leonidas, Melvin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Leonidas, Melvin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Levy, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Levy, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Levy, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Melliti, Rush | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Melliti, Rush | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pease, Nathan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pease, Nathan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pease, Nathan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Singh, Sarabjeet | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Singh, Sarabjeet | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Telmo, Dio | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Telmo, Dio | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
22 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- C
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems6F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Egress4F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- C
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- C
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Services2F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Construction1D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
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