CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Kern County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 17 nursing homes in Kern County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Kern County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO | Delano | Yes, urban county | Adventist Health | 51 | 056426 |
| ARVIN POST ACUTE | Arvin | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 81 | 555170 |
| BAKERSFIELD POST ACUTE | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 99 | 555260 |
| Bayshire Riverwalk Post-Acute | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Brookdale Senior Living | 120 | 555771 |
| DELANO DISTRICT SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | Delano | Yes, urban county | 141 | 555479 | |
| HEIGHT STREET SKILLED CARE | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | 99 | 555902 | |
| KERN RIVER TRANSITIONAL CARE | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 140 | 555912 |
| KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT DP SNF | Lake Isabella | Yes, urban county | 74 | 555517 | |
| PARKVIEW JULIAN HEALTHCARE CENTER | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | 99 | 055601 | |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHABILI | Ridgecrest | Yes, urban county | 124 | 555877 | |
| ROSEWOOD HEALTH FACILITY | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Humangood | 79 | 555116 |
| SAN JOAQUIN NURSING CENTER AND REHABILITATION CENT | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 99 | 056294 |
| SHAFTER NURSING CARE | Shafter | Yes, urban county | 99 | 056035 | |
| THE ORCHARDS POST-ACUTE | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Links Healthcare Group | 150 | 555702 |
| THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF BAKERSFIELD | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | Citrus Wellness Centre | 160 | 555256 |
| VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER | Bakersfield | Yes, urban county | 87 | 555229 | |
| VALLEY VIEW CARE CENTER | Delano | Yes, urban county | Ajc Healthcare | 53 | 555053 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.