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.
At a glance
- 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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| Rating | Providers | Share | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 1 | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 1 | 5.0% | 7.6% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 3 | 15.0% | 8.1% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 2 | 10.0% | 9.1% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 1 | 5.0% | 10.2% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 1 | 5.0% | 9.2% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 2 | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 1 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| No star | 8 | 40.0% | 38.1% |
| Total | 20 | 100.0% | 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.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace 1 Homehealth Services, INC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Adventist Health Home Care Services | 4.5 | 17 | NON-PROFIT |
| American Health Associates, INC | 2.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Around the Clock Home Care | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Bakersfield Community Home Health | 1.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Blessed Home Health Care INC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Friendly Nurses Home Health Care, Inc. | 4 | 16 | Not reported |
| Gifted Arms Home Healthcare Services | — | 8 | PROPRIETARY |
| Guardian Angel Home Care of Bakersfield, LLC | — | 5 | PROPRIETARY |
| Kamden Home Health Care INC | — | 0 | Not reported |
| Lighthouse Home Health Care, INC | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Mercy-Memorial Home Health | 5 | 17 | NON-PROFIT |
| Primamed Health Services Inc. | — | 0 | Not reported |
| Pro Nursing Home Care, INC | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Purpose Driven Home Health, LLC | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Reliable Healthcare LLC | 2 | 17 | Not reported |
| Solace Home Health Care | 2 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| The Doctor's Choice Home Health Care Inc. | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Thv Lighthouse Home Health | — | 0 | Not reported |
| United Home Health Care LLC | 3 | 16 | PROPRIETARY |
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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.