Pricing ranges from
    $3,169 – 4,440/month

    Pricing

    $3,169+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $3,802+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living
    $3,700+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,440+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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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

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    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Cons

    • Uncaring staff
    • Bare-minimum care
    • Staff gossiping about residents
    • HIPAA/privacy violations
    • Community safety concerns
    • Unhealthy meals
    • High price and extra charges
    • Not recommended for family members
    • Poor staffing levels
    • Cost-cutting/cutting corners
    • Poor resident care

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the provided reviews is strongly negative. Reviewers consistently describe the level of care as minimal and inadequate, using terms such as "bare-minimum care" and "poor resident care." Multiple summaries emphasize that residents do not receive the attention or clinical support expected, and that shortcuts are taken that affect the quality and safety of care. Several reviewers explicitly state they would not recommend the facility for a family member, which underscores a pervasive lack of confidence in the provider.

    Staff-related issues are a dominant theme. Reviews repeatedly call out uncaring or indifferent staff behavior and poor staffing levels, which appear to contribute directly to diminished care quality. There are specific allegations of staff gossiping about clients and violating privacy rules (HIPAA violations), indicating both unprofessional conduct and potential regulatory noncompliance. These items point to problems with staff training, supervision, and workplace culture. The combination of gossip, privacy breaches, and perceived indifference suggests management may not be enforcing standards or protecting resident dignity.

    Dining and basic services are also criticized: reviewers report "unhealthy meals," implying that nutrition and mealtime quality fall short. Coupled with claims of cost-cutting and "cutting corners," these comments suggest that operational decisions may prioritize expense reduction over resident wellbeing. The presence of "high price and extra charges" in the reviews exacerbates the negative picture: families perceive they are paying a premium yet receiving substandard care and services, which fuels dissatisfaction and mistrust.

    Management and financial transparency are additional points of concern. Several summaries note extra charges and high prices without corresponding quality, indicating billing or communication issues. The pattern of cutting corners and poor oversight inferred from staffing and privacy complaints suggests systemic management weaknesses rather than isolated incidents. Reviewers also describe the home as "concerning for the community," which can reflect a broader reputational impact beyond individual families.

    Notably absent from the reviews are positive mentions of activities, well-maintained facilities, or any staff/manager commendations; the reviews do not provide counterbalancing strengths. In sum, the aggregated reviews paint a consistent picture of a facility struggling with staffing and culture problems, substandard daily care and meals, privacy and professionalism lapses, and perceived poor value for cost. These patterns indicate risks to resident wellbeing and suggest that families should exercise caution and seek additional verification before choosing this provider.

    Location

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    About Pathway Homes

    Pathway Homes is a small, licensed care facility in Bakersfield, California, with a capacity for six residents, and you'll find it about 3.8 miles outside Greenacres, set up so people can live as independently as possible while getting the help they need, and they use unique terms like "Pathway Homes," "supportive living," and "Pathway Support" for what they do, meaning their programs focus on helping residents work toward recovery and community life, offering support for mental health and developmental challenges and using individualized care plans for every person so folks can follow their own routines and feel dignified, and there's assisted living, memory care, and home care services, where the staff helps with medication, bathing, dressing, transfers, meals, and daily tasks, and there's always someone around since supervision and healthcare staffing are available at all hours, and the environment's made for comfort, with things like emergency alert systems, wheelchairs access, a dining room with scheduled meals including special diets, and furnished studio rooms, plus cable, telephone, WiFi, housekeeping, laundry services, and transportation, so everything feels a bit more manageable. Residents have a tight-knit place to call home, with activities scheduled every day, a common lounge, movie nights, peer support groups, walking paths, gardens, and a focus on engaging people in the community through things like skill-building, work help, and community events, and families are welcome to be involved in care planning to help keep things steady and familiar, and whenever someone needs a break, respite care is offered for short periods. The staff includes multilingual caregivers who speak English and are trained to support both physical and emotional health, and there's a clear effort to keep residents safe, comfortable, and included, with help from advocates like the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and the California Department of Social Services keeps an eye on things with regular inspections and visits-including a handful of complaint visits just to make sure all's in order, and Pathway Homes fits people who value independence but could use a hand with daily living and who want opportunities to connect and grow within the wider community.

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