Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp Snf

• Have 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.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 22, 2026

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 22, 2026

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 25, 2026

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 22, 2026

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 22, 2026

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 22, 2026

• Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 22, 2026

• Have policies on smoking.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 22, 2026

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 11, 2026

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 22, 2026

• Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 26, 2026

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 28, 2026

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 28, 2026

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 28, 2026

• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 28, 2026

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 28, 2026

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 30, 2026

• Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 30, 2026

• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 27, 2025

• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 1, 2025

• Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Have 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.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 1, 2025

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 1, 2025

• Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 3, 2025

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 1, 2025

• Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 1, 2025

• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 21, 2025

• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 21, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 25, 2025

• Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 17, 2024

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 20, 2024

• Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

• Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 17, 2024

Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp Snf offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp Snf is located at 6412 Laurel Ave in Lake Isabella, California.

Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp Snf is a skilled nursing and long-term care community in Lake Isabella, California, with only a handful of Google reviews to draw from. The available rating of 3.7 out of 5 suggests generally positive experiences, but there isn't enough written feedback to identify specific strengths or concerns.

Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp Snf had 9 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 46 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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