Nursing homes › California › The Orchards Post-Acute
730 34 Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · 6613277687 · 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 2.8/5, 4 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $481,905 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (2.8/5).
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: 88 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024-12-11 | 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. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-01-16 |
| 2024-12-11 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-01-16 |
| 2024-12-11 | 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 | complaint | corrected 2025-01-16 |
| 2024-09-27 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-10-04 |
| 2024-08-28 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-09-26 |
| 2024-08-27 | 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 | complaint | corrected 2024-09-26 |
| 2024-07-17 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-08-18 |
| 2024-06-19 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-07-15 |
| 2024-06-19 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-07-15 |
| 2024-06-17 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-06 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-05-06 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-05-29 |
| 2024-03-28 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-29 |
| 2024-02-15 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2024-03-15 |
| 2024-02-15 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-15 |
| 2024-02-15 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-03-15 |
| 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 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 555702. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.