Bakersfield, California offers 10 nursing homes to choose from, which is not a bad selection. This place's nursing homes were given a city grade of C, which is not one of our stronger grades at the city level. This score is below average by national standards. More information on this place's category grades may be found below. Its best category was nursing, which is discussed in the next section.
This city's best category turned out to be nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. When computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the skill levels of the nurses. Bakersfield's next best category is inspections, where it earned a B- in this category. In the last two categories, this place were awarded a B- for its short-term care score and a grade of D for long-term care. In spite of an otherwise respectable profile, a long-term care rating this poor may be a problem for some prospective residents.