Nursing HomeInspections

Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp SNF

Nursing home in Lake Isabella, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
6412 Laurel Ave, Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Phone
(760) 379-2681
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
555517
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
74
Average residents per day
56
Ownership
Government, hospital district
Legal business name
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 30, 1992
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 555517. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 23, 2026. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 25, 2024 to Apr 23, 2026): 19 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 23, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2026Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2026Have policies on smoking.
Environmental		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2026Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 23, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 17, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 17, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 32. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $31,581 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Oct 27, 2025Fine: $21,548
Oct 27, 2025Payment denial for 51 days from Jan 8, 2026
Nov 25, 2024Fine: $10,033

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.38 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.18 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.36 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.11 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
33%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.