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The Rehabilitation Center Of Bakersfield

2211 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA, 93306

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 555256

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Citrus Wellness Centre
Certified beds
160 · avg 135 residents/day

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $23,740 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
555256
Certified beds
160 beds · avg 135 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Bakersfield Healthcare & Wellness Centre Llc
Chain affiliation
Citrus Wellness Centre

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Citrus Wellness Centre chain — 5 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.

Disclosed owners (11 on record)

  • Rockport Administrative Services, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Alisha j Vinson

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • Parikshat Sharma

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Shlomo Rechnitz

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 13% · since 2019

  • br Oceangate Llc

    Direct Ownership Interest · 2% · since 2009

  • Citrus Wellness Centre, Llc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 72% · since 2009

+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

94 health citations on file61 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $24K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 94)

  • D0887·Jan 16, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0883·Jan 16, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  • D0881·Jan 16, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  • E0880·Jan 16, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0814·Jan 16, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • F0812·Jan 16, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0804·Jan 16, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

  • D0695·Jan 16, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $14K
  • 20231 fine · $9,472

Most recent events

  • Oct 10, 2024Fine · $14K
  • Nov 6, 2023Fine · $9,472

Largest single fine on record: $14K.

Fire-safety citations

31 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 16, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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