Nursing homes › California › Bakersfield › The Orchards Post-Acute
730 34 Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · (661) 327-7687 · 150 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Links Healthcare Group, a group operating 32 facilities in 2 states. Group record: average rating 2.9/5, 3 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $478,823 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (2.9/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.92 (California median: 4.24). RN hours: 0.48. Weekend total: 3.68. Nursing staff turnover: 34%.
All-time on record: 86 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | 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 | Health | corrected 2026-07-08 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | 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 | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-18 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-06-18 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-07-10 |
| 2026-03-19 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | complaint | corrected 2026-04-30 |
| 2026-01-05 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-04 |
| 2025-04-29 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-04-29 |
| 2025-03-25 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | 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 | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | 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 | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-03-13 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-03 |
| 2025-01-16 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-01-17 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Fine | $14,380 |
| 2024-12-11 | Fine | $9,223 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAWSON, SCOTT | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| EARL, STEVEN | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| RODRIGUEZ, CURTIS | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| SANOFSKY, JACK | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| TILFORD, TOBY | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| LINKS HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| LINKS SUPPORT SERVICES, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| ANDERSON, CHAD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| BEARDSLEY, MARY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| BERNHOLZ, VICTORIA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| CARTER, MELISSA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| DEGUZMAN, MYRNA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| FARRER, TODD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/18/2025 |
| FROJELIN, ANTONETTE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| HOLLINGSHEAD, JADEN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| RAMA, IMELDA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| RAMIREZ, SHARON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| RODRIGUEZ, CURTIS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
| TILFORD, TOBY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2020 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “The Orchards Post-Acute — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 555702), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, July 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/the-orchards-post-acute-bakersfield-ca/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 555702. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.