Nursing Home Communities in Bakersfield, CA

"My wife is at Healthsouth Bakersfield right now. They're very good, and they're there every 15 to 20 minutes. They take her to the restroom, and they take her blood pressure every hour. They administer her insulin and all her medication morning and night. They also feed her well. The people are very friendly and professional. I am lucky to have her, to be honest. The doctor comes in twice a day to check on her, and the nurses call him if there's something amiss, so it's a good quality place. "

"I am an independent contractor that has been working for families who have a loved one in the nursing care portion of the facility. I specialize in touch therapy for the critically, chronically and terminally ill and have been making such visits with residents there for about 5 years now. I have also been in nearly every other care facility in Bakersfield doing the same work. Rosewood is by far the most attentive, patient/resident conscious facility I have had the pleasure of dealing with. The staff shows a level of attention and care, coupled with getting to know each resident in a wonderfully family like fashion, that gives the patients and family members peace and trust knowing that the facility truly cares. Now, this isn't just the nursing staff. EVERYONE affiliated with the facility has a caring smile, takes that extra moment to really say hello and see that all issues are remedied, from the janitorial crew to the Chaplains. They are constantly upgrading the facility itself so it doesn't fall into disrepair and remain on the cutting edge of the latest rules and regulations to keep all levels of care safe for residents as well as employees. The staff know their clients names, favorite activities, food and drink issues, sleeping and activity regimens, basically the likes and dislikes as though they are their own family and I see the clients reflect such love and calmness back to me that I know they are cared for beyond the standard. Maybe the fact that this is where I would want to be at this stage in my life says it all. I think Rosewood should be the 'Poster Child' to have as a goal for other facilities gauge their standards of care by. "

"My father-in-law was in Kern River Transitional Care before he passed away. They were very good. They took excellent care of my father-in-law and answered any questions we had. They made it a lot easier with what was going on. It's very nice, very well kept, and clean. They have a very caring staff. His food looked very good. I know they had a physical therapy area. They had an area for the people that could exercise on their own, in the exercise room. They had a little beauty shop. They had an area where they go and play games with my father-in-law."

"I've visited my mother several times over the past month and what I have noticed is changes all around. New Administrator is very welcoming, the nursing staff are very helpful and kind. My mother says the food has improved so much. I would recommend Parkview to everyone. Thank you "

"I believe the tour we had with Brookdale Riverwalk was successful, and it was very insightful. The facility to me was a friendly facility, and I felt like the atmosphere was good for seniors. They had many activities and the rooms were nice. I was very excited that they offered the laundry service. That's the only facility that offered the full laundry service, not just linens. So, that was nice. When I was there, they had happy hour, and they were serving, and they had live music, and everyone that I spoke with just seemed happy. And it was just a very, very nice tour, and the price was right. They had a variety of apartments. The one-bedroom apartment was spacious and the bathrooms were gorgeous, just what a person would need for anything. All the bathrooms were the same. They were all nice, everything was clean. I always smell to make sure everything is OK and everything smelled good. My mother loves to read books, so they had a library for her to read, and they gave me a calendar with all of the events that they have, and they take tours and little trips out, and church was a big deal for her. They have a church service, and then she can also be taken to her own church on Sundays. It looked like a hotel, it was beautiful. It was three stories. It was very nice."

"They were going through a complete remodel when my husband went into The Orchards Post-Acute. In the nine weeks he was there, he changed tremendously. They had a large physical therapy room, and they worked with him every day -- more than one time a day. When he went in at that time, his knees had collapsed. He couldn't walk when he first went in. They worked with him. Everybody seemed nice when we left. It was a whole makeover of the facility. It is very friendly to go in and everything. We were happy there, and he got what he needed."