Pricing ranges from
    $3,141 – 3,769/month

    AA Bakersfield Care Home

    12203 El Capitan Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93312
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent compassionate senior care community

    I'm very pleased with this senior living community. The staff are welcoming, experienced, and responsive-my mother loves them; care is detail-oriented with excellent medication management and proactive updates on appointments and meds. The campus is immaculate, offers good meals, hair care and engaging activities, supports hospice, and feels family-like; their visitation policy is evolving, but overall I'm confident in their top-notch services.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.75·(4)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.8
    • Value

      4.8

    Pros

    • Engaging activities
    • Extremely clean/immaculate facility
    • Residential, homelike setting
    • Detail-oriented care
    • Proactive appointment and medication updates
    • Welcoming, friendly, and responsive staff
    • Experienced staff (5+ years)
    • Top-notch care services
    • Excellent medication management
    • Family-like atmosphere
    • Personal grooming/hair care provided
    • Good meals
    • Supports hospice services
    • Proactive communication with families

    Cons

    • Residents/families expected to provide toiletries
    • Evolving/uncertain visitation policy

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive, with consistent praise focused on the quality of care, staff behavior, cleanliness, and communication. Multiple reviewers highlight that the community is extremely clean and immaculate, describing the environment as residential and homelike rather than institutional. Cleanliness appears to be a standout strength and is mentioned repeatedly, indicating that maintaining a tidy, well-kept facility is a clear priority and a noticeable benefit for residents and their families.

    Care quality is portrayed as high and detail-oriented. Reviewers emphasize excellent medication management and proactive updates on medications and appointments, suggesting reliable clinical routines and good coordination of care tasks. Several comments describe the services as "top-notch," and one reviewer specifically notes that their mother loves the staff, which reinforces the perception of effective, compassionate caregiving. The facility’s ability to support hospice care is also mentioned, signaling competence in managing higher-acuity or end-of-life needs.

    Staff is another dominant positive theme. Reviewers repeatedly call staff welcoming, friendly, responsive, and available. The phrase "family-like care" appears in the summaries, implying warm interpersonal relationships between caregivers, residents, and families. The staff’s experience (noted as 5+ years by at least one reviewer) and descriptions such as "awesome" reinforce confidence in staff competency. Families also report proactive communication from staff, which includes timely updates about appointments and medications and general responsiveness to family inquiries.

    Facilities and services beyond core care receive favorable notice as well. In addition to being very clean, the community is described as located in a residential area, which may appeal to families seeking a quieter, neighborhood atmosphere. Practical services such as hair care and good meals are singled out positively, contributing to quality-of-life impressions. Activities are mentioned as a positive — reviewers are "happy with activities" — which suggests programming that keeps residents engaged.

    Management and communication practices appear to be strengths, with reviewers calling out detail-orientation and proactive communications. These behaviors likely underpin the positive impressions of medication management and appointment updates, and they contribute to families feeling informed and connected to their loved one’s care.

    Notable concerns are limited but important. Several reviewers note that families are required to provide toiletries for residents. While this is a logistical issue rather than a care-quality problem, it is a recurring practical downside that may lead to additional out-of-pocket work for families and should be clearly communicated by the facility to new residents and families. Another point mentioned is an "evolving visitation policy." That phrase suggests there have been changes to visitation rules; while the reviews do not describe whether the changes are restrictive or simply in flux, the presence of an evolving policy can create uncertainty or concern for families who want consistent access.

    In summary, the aggregate picture from these reviews is of a small, residential-style care home that excels in cleanliness, staff warmth and responsiveness, medication management, and communication. Residents appear well cared for with meaningful daily supports such as grooming and meals, and the community can accommodate hospice needs. The primary operational issues families should be aware of are the expectation to supply certain personal items (toiletries) and the potential for changing visitation policies; both are logistical considerations rather than reflections of poor care. Overall, the reviews portray a facility that delivers high-quality, attentive, and compassionate care in a well-maintained, homelike environment.

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    Location

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    AA Bakersfield Care Home is located at 12203 El Capitan Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93312.

    About AA Bakersfield Care Home

    A & A Bakersfield Care Home sits on El Capitan Avenue in Bakersfield, in a quiet neighborhood with a single-story, ranch-style house built in 2003 and fixed up again in 2014, so the place feels modern and cared for, and though the house only takes up to six residents at a time, everyone's got a fair bit of space, which helps things stay calm. The backyard's a quiet spot, fenced-in and done up with desert plants, a sky-blue swimming pool, patio chairs, a hot tub, and some room to walk around, so residents can sit outside under the sky, visit with each other, or just watch the birds, and there's even a big 40-acre park within walking distance for those who feel like a stroll. The home has both private and semi-private rooms, all set up with safety features like sprinklers, kitchens or kitchenettes, cable TV, emergency alert buttons, and even telephones in each room, and while furnished rooms come standard, everyone's free to bring things from home if they want to feel more comfortable.

    The staff here know their jobs, with background checks and training, and someone's around at all times for help with bathing, dressing, grooming, medication reminders, support for eating or toileting, and care for folks with arthritis, Parkinson's, dementia, Alzheimer's, or those who might have trouble seeing, hearing, or moving about easily. The care plans fit each person, whether they're dealing with long-term illness, in need of help after a stroke, or living with memory loss, and there's always someone nearby in case help's needed. Housekeeping, laundry and linen services, and transportation get included along with daily move-in help and meal prep, and every resident gets three home-cooked meals a day and snacks, with changes made for diabetes or vegetarian diets when needed. The community gets together for group meals in the dining room, and social activities run through the week - movie nights, bingo, exercise, crafts, gardening, tabletop games, and light walks outside - to keep minds sharp and folks friendly, and there are devotional services offsite for those interested.

    Other helpful things include a fitness center, salon, game room, guest parking, WiFi, washers and dryers, and spaces for visits with family or friends, and staff can help with appointments or take residents out to shop or see the doctor. A & A Bakersfield Care Home's licensed by the State of California (License #157206706), has long-term care insurance, and prices for rooms range between $9,155 and $11,711 a month. The home's not too big, which means care feels personal, and residents who have questions, want to look around, or want a virtual tour can schedule a visit to see if it's right for them, and for folks who want someplace quiet with friendly faces around, it's set up to do just that.

    People often ask...

    AA Bakersfield Care Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,141 per month.

    AA Bakersfield Care Home offers assisted living, memory care, board and care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 10 photos of AA Bakersfield Care Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 12203 El Capitan Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93312.

    No, AA Bakersfield Care Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In California, the Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division licenses residential care facilities for the elderly, conducting inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number157206706
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeAKAM MEDICAL, LLC
    EffectiveSeptember 12th, 2014
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    5

    Reports

    0

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    23 Sept 2025Inspection
    Observed a clean, well-lit, odor-free home with medications secured and safety devices operating; no deficiencies cited.
    11 Sept 2024Inspection
    Observed no deficiencies. Safety measures and care practices appeared to be in place.
    18 Oct 2023Inspection
    Observed a clean, well-maintained environment with residents present and engaged. Safety features were functioning, medications secured, and no deficiencies cited.
    17 Nov 2022Inspection
    Observed no deficiencies during the visit.
    22 Sept 2021Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. Noted adherence to safety protocols, adequate food supplies, and updated emergency contact information for residents.

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