Parkview Julian Healthcare Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1971-06-30. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (661) 831-9150 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Parkview Julian Healthcare Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 49.9/100, placing it #14021 of 14703 facilities nationally and #1135 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Parkview Julian Healthcare Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 54 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 20 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 7 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 27 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 37 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 50.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $59,560. 111 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $59,560, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 184.5 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Parkview Julian Healthcare Center ranks 14021st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 49.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 1135th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Bakersfield, it ranks 8th out of 10 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,504 nationally and RN hours rank #12,152 nationally (#892 in CA). Our composite quality score of 49.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Bakersfield, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/bakersfield/