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Updated 2026-08-29

Bakersfield · Medi-Cal assisted living

Assisted living that accepts Medi-Cal in Bakersfield, California.

41 assisted-living facilities in Bakersfield, California accept Medi-Cal through the Assisted Living Waiver, holding 528 licensed beds between them, an average of 13 beds per facility. California Care Compass compiled this list from the Department of Health Care Services' open dataset, verified 2026-08-29. Participation means a facility accepts waiver payment; it does not mean a bed is open.

The quick answer

How many
41 participating facilities in Bakersfield, 528 licensed beds, averaging 13 per facility.
What kind
35 are six-bed residential homes and 3 have 50 beds or more. They are different products: a house with one or two caregivers on shift, versus a campus with tiered care levels.
What the list proves
That each facility accepts Assisted Living Waiver payment. Not that a bed is open, and not that it can admit a resident who wanders, which needs separate CDSS approval.
Before you call
You need full-scope Medi-Cal with no share of cost and an assessment at nursing-facility level of care. No facility here can settle either for you.

The 41 facilities in Bakersfield

Every facility below has agreed to accept Assisted Living Waiver payment, which is what “takes Medi-Cal” means for assisted living in California. The list comes from the Department of Health Care Services’ own open dataset, verified 2026-08-29. It is a record of participation, not a ranking, and nothing here is a recommendation.

Read this before you call

  • Participation is not availability. Every facility here has agreed to accept Assisted Living Waiver payment. None of them is promising an open bed. Capacity moves week to week and the only way to know is to ask.
  • Waiver participation is not memory-care approval. A facility that takes the waiver still needs separate CDSS secured-perimeter approval before it can legally admit a resident who wanders. Ask for that record specifically, on the first call.
  • The waiver does not cover room and board. It covers the care services. The resident contributes their income toward rent, so ask each facility what its room-and-board charge actually is.
  • You need an approved waiver slot first. A facility cannot admit you on the waiver until DHCS and a Care Coordination Agency have approved eligibility and a slot is available.
  • Records are from the DHCS open dataset, verified 2026-08-29. If a listing is wrong, the authoritative version is the DHCS list itself, linked in the sources below.
  • Aaa Residential Elderly

    Licence 1639602154

    Licensed as Tru Vision LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    4313 Monitor Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93307

    (661) 213-6798

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Aaa Residential Elderly Retreat #2

    Licence 1639602154

    Licensed as Tru Vision LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    1013 White Lane
    Bakersfield, CA 93307

    (661) 213-6798

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Aaa Rsdntl Eldrl Retreat 3

    Licence 1639602154

    Licensed as Tru Vision LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    4825 Kenny Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93307

    (661) 213-6798

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Bethan Joy Garden

    Licence 1659763480

    Licensed as Rlz Healthcare Group LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    12302 Rambler Ave
    Bakersfield, CA 93312

    (916) 670-2647

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Buena Vista Manor Arf Inc

    Licence 1750846143

    11126 Vista Del Valle Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (310) 925-8857

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Center Street Board and Care

    Licence 1477268209

    Licensed as Redwood Center Street One Opco LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2431 Center Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93306

    (415) 810-0145

    22 licensed beds · Mid-size community. Large enough to run activity programming and to have more than one care level on site, small enough that staff know residents by name.

  • Center Street Board and Care 2

    Licence 1184339913

    Licensed as Redwood Center Street Two Opco LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2451 Center Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93306

    (415) 810-0145

    18 licensed beds · Mid-size community. Large enough to run activity programming and to have more than one care level on site, small enough that staff know residents by name.

  • Cobble Stone Residential

    Licence 1861007270

    9320 Cobble Mountain Rd
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 397-0885

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Comfort Care Home II

    Licence 1114676186

    Licensed as Amy's Comfort Care Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    9613 Ghirardelli Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 858-0431

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Comfort Care Home III

    Licence 1477200939

    Licensed as Amy's Comfort Care Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    9609 Ghirardelli Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 858-0434

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Comfort Care Home IV

    Licence 1427759224

    Licensed as Amy's Comfort Care Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    4917 Au Chocolat Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 663-4050

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Companion Care Facilities

    Licence 1073973079

    Licensed as Social Comm&indep Lvng Suppo. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    4509 Foxboro Ave
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 529-0133

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Hallmark of Bakersfield

    Licence 1770296758

    Licensed as Hallmark Senior Living LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2001 Akers Road
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 834-0200

    99 licensed beds · Large community. A full campus with tiered care levels, so a resident whose needs increase can often stay in the building. Waiver beds are usually a small share of the census.

  • Heritage Living I

    Licence 1063942647

    Licensed as Heritage Living Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    10411 Blythe Ct
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 979-0417

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Heritage Living II

    Licence 1063942647

    Licensed as Heritage Living Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    6401 Redinger St
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 979-0417

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Heritage Living III

    Licence 1063942647

    Licensed as Heritage Living Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    3900 Dos Logas Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 979-0417

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Jasmin Terrace at Bakersfiel

    Licence 1861902462

    Licensed as Cvvg Management LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    5400 Stine Road
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 398-8802

    99 licensed beds · Large community. A full campus with tiered care levels, so a resident whose needs increase can often stay in the building. Waiver beds are usually a small share of the census.

  • Lerwick Home Care

    Licence 1477293082

    Licensed as Summer Springs Board and Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    10213 Lerwick Avenue
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 246-8703

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Living In Love Residential Care Facility

    Licence 1679271894

    Licensed as Restoration Living LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    3109 Montello Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93306

    (661) 302-8383

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Home Care

    Licence 1558013417

    Licensed as Mcj Partners LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    410 Lansing Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6051

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Home Care

    Licence 1558013417

    Licensed as Mcj Partners LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    412 Lansing Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6051

    4 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Home Care

    Licence 1558013417

    Licensed as Mcj Partners LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    414 Lansing Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6051

    4 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Home Care

    Licence 1558013417

    Licensed as Mcj Partners LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    416 Lansing Drive
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6051

    4 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Homes

    Licence 1932643350

    Licensed as Markell & Marquell Enterpris. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 7 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    15923 San Marco Place
    Bakersfield, CA 93314

    (661) 972-6235

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Homes

    Licence 1932643350

    Licensed as Markell & Marquell Enterprises LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 7 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    2714 Gosford Rd #a
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6235

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Homes

    Licence 1932643350

    Licensed as Markell & Marquell Enterprises LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 7 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    2714 Gosford Rd #b
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6235

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Homes

    Licence 1932643350

    Licensed as Markell & Marquell Enterprises LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 7 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    334 South Montclair St
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6235

    4 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pathway Homes

    Licence 1932643350

    Licensed as Markell & Marquell Enterprises LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 7 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    336 South Montclair St
    Bakersfield, CA 93309

    (661) 972-6235

    4 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Pleasant Home Care

    Licence 1083253553

    Licensed as Lambert Home Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    10609 Pleasant Valley Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (714) 655-6454

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Purposeful Residential Care

    Licence 1538625975

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    1308 Erie St
    Bakersfield, CA 93307

    (661) 412-4541

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Purposeful Residential Care

    Licence 1538625975

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    809 Wellman Way
    Bakersfield, CA 93312

    (661) 368-2856

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Purposeful Residential Care: Haswell Place

    Licence 1538625975

    Licensed as Purposeful Residential Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    503 Haswell Street
    Bakersfield, CA 93312

    (661) 378-3764

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Purposeful Residential Care: Hawk Place

    Licence 1538625975

    Licensed as Purposeful Residential Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 4 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    600 Hawk Springs Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93312

    (818) 980-2997

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Quality Care Assisted Living

    Licence 1952056343

    Licensed as Quality Care Systems Inc. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2607 Mount Vernon Ave
    Bakersfield, CA 93306

    (661) 871-8133

    54 licensed beds · Large community. A full campus with tiered care levels, so a resident whose needs increase can often stay in the building. Waiver beds are usually a small share of the census.

  • Savanna Assisted Living

    Licence 1013745173

    Licensed as Savanna Assisted Living LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    9013 Staten Island Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 501-1439

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Sherwood Elderly Care Facility

    Licence 1144003302

    Licensed as Sherwood Elderly Care Facility LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2204 Sherwood Ave
    Bakersfield, CA 93304

    (661) 220-6647

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Summer Springs Board and Care

    Licence 1477293082

    Licensed as Summer Springs Board and Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    6112 Summer Springs Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 246-8703

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Tar Springs Home Care

    Licence 1477293082

    Licensed as Summer Springs Board and Care LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    This licence covers 3 homes, so the same operator runs others on this list. Worth knowing before you call several of them expecting different answers.

    2804 Tar Springs Avenue
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 870-3000

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Tru Foundation

    Licence 1144829094

    11509 Tagus Drive
    Bakersfield, CA 93311

    (661) 302-7023

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Way Maker Home Care Inc

    Licence 1083217376

    5800 Winter Ridge Dr
    Bakersfield, CA 93313

    (661) 473-1112

    6 licensed beds · Six-bed residential home. A converted house on an ordinary street, usually with one or two caregivers on shift. Quieter and more personal than a community, but no second wing to move into if care needs rise.

  • Westchester Gardens

    Licence 1053021915

    Licensed as Pathway Assisted Living LLC. Facilities often trade under one name and are licensed under another, so search both.

    2228 Truxtun Ave
    Bakersfield, CA 93301

    (661) 324-3091

    36 licensed beds · Mid-size community. Large enough to run activity programming and to have more than one care level on site, small enough that staff know residents by name.

How to read this list for Bakersfield

The licensed-capacity figure on each listing is the most useful number here and the one nobody explains. In Bakersfield the average is 13 beds, with 35 six-bed residential homes and 3 facilities of 50 beds or more.

A network weighted toward small homes changes the search itself. Instead of touring a few large communities you are calling many houses, most with no website and no marketing staff, where you will often reach the owner directly and where one opening decides everything. Budget more calls and fewer tours.

Where Bakersfield sits in Kern County

Families searching in Bakersfield usually have more geographic room than they assume, and the waiver does not care which city you land in. The full county-by-county list shows what else is within reach, which matters because a facility with an open bed twenty minutes away beats a waitlist around the corner.

Related guides and next steps

This guide explains program rules and county-specific contacts, not legal advice. California Care Compass does not place referrals on county or planning pages.

Common questions

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Which assisted living facilities in Bakersfield accept Medi-Cal?

41 facilities in Bakersfield participate in California's Assisted Living Waiver, which is the only way Medi-Cal pays for assisted living in this state. Each one is listed on this page with its licence number, address, phone number and licensed capacity, taken from the DHCS open dataset and verified 2026-08-29.

How much does Medi-Cal cover at these Bakersfield facilities?

The waiver pays the care-services portion of the bill. It does not pay room and board, which the resident covers from their own income, usually Social Security. Ask each facility what its monthly room-and-board charge is, because it varies and it is the number that decides affordability.

Do any of these Bakersfield facilities take memory-care residents?

Some will, but waiver participation and memory-care approval are two separate records. A facility needs CDSS secured-perimeter approval before it can legally admit a resident who wanders or exit-seeks. Ask for that specifically on the first call rather than at the tour.

What if nothing in Bakersfield has an opening?

Look at the rest of Kern County first, then at adjacent counties. In the meantime IHSS can pay for care at home, including by a family member, in every California county. If care needs are at nursing-facility level, Medi-Cal skilled nursing is available statewide without this waitlist.

Sources

  1. 01California Department of Health Care Services · ALW Assisted Living Facilities (open GIS dataset) · accessed 2026-08-29
  2. 02California Department of Health Care Services · Assisted Living Waiver · accessed 2026-08-29
  3. 03California Department of Social Services · Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly licensing · accessed 2026-08-29