Home health agencies · Bakersfield, California

Home health agencies in Bakersfield, California

The 20 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Bakersfield, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.

20 agencies12 with a CMS starCMS data · updated 2026-08-21

At a glance

CMS assigns a quality-of-patient-care star to 12 of the 20 Medicare-certified home health agencies in Bakersfield. Every figure comes from the official CMS Home Health Care Agencies dataset — SeniorCareRating.com adds no rating, score, or ranking of its own.
Home health agencies
20
Medicare-certified
With a CMS star
12
of 20
Report ≥1 measure
14
meaningful data
Avg CMS star
3.29
California avg 3.16

How Bakersfield compares

The city's CMS star profile against California, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.

CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution

How Bakersfield's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with California.

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5★1 · 5.0%3.8%
4.5★1 · 5.0%7.6%
4★3 · 15.0%8.1%
3.5★2 · 10.0%9.1%
3★1 · 5.0%10.2%
2.5★1 · 5.0%9.2%
2★2 · 10.0%7.8%
1.5★1 · 5.0%5.3%
1★0 · 0.0%0.7%
No star8 · 40.0%38.1%
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CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
RatingProvidersShareCalifornia
CMS quality star 515.0%3.8%
CMS quality star 4.515.0%7.6%
CMS quality star 4315.0%8.1%
CMS quality star 3.5210.0%9.1%
CMS quality star 315.0%10.2%
CMS quality star 2.515.0%9.2%
CMS quality star 2210.0%7.8%
CMS quality star 1.515.0%5.3%
CMS quality star 100.0%0.7%
No star840.0%38.1%
Total20100.0%100.0%

City shares are calculated from the 20 Medicare-certified agencies in Bakersfield; California shares from all 3,147 in the state. The CMS quality star is published in half-star steps and shown here without rounding. Agencies CMS does not rate are counted separately and never treated as zero.

CMS-reported data

Bakersfield’s largest divergence from California is at 4: 15.0% of the city’s agencies against 8.1% statewide (+6.9 points). This reflects what CMS publishes and is not a judgement about care quality in either population.

Agencies in Bakersfield

CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.

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Frequently asked questions

How many home health agencies are in Bakersfield, California?

The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 20 agencies in Bakersfield, California. Of these, 12 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.

What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Bakersfield?

The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Bakersfield is 3.29 of 5, compared with the California average of 3.16. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.

Why do some Bakersfield agencies have no star rating?

CMS only publishes a star when an agency has enough Medicare episodes in the reporting window to compute one reliably. An agency that is small or newly certified may have no star and few or no measures. That is a gap in the public record, not a negative result, and it is never shown as a zero.

How do I verify a home health agency in Bakersfield?

SeniorCareRating.com organizes public CMS data and is not affiliated with CMS. Confirm current details on the official Medicare Care Compare site and with the agency directly.

Methodology and limits
Counts reflect the current CMS Home Health Care dataset for Bakersfield, with California comparisons drawn from all 3,147 agencies in the state. A city average excludes agencies CMS has not rated and is calculated by this site, not published by CMS. Missing values are shown as missing, never as zero. See full methodology.
SeniorCareRating.com summarizes public CMS data. It is not affiliated with CMS, Medicare.gov, or any nursing home. Data may lag current conditions. This is not medical, legal, or care-placement advice — always verify with official sources and qualified professionals.