Bethel Lutheran Home

    2280 Dockery Ave, Selma, CA 93662
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.20·(60)

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.1
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and CNA care
    • Accessible RN coverage and physician involvement
    • Personalized, family-centered care and orientation
    • Active activities program (chapel, bible study, music, celebrations)
    • Effective rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Clean, well-maintained and hygienic environment
    • Homelike, inviting atmosphere
    • Good meals with attentive dining assistance
    • Flexible intra-building care transitions
    • Spanish-speaking staff and bilingual support
    • Organized care plans and thorough assessments
    • Responsive social work and front-desk assistance
    • Convenient location and pleasant grounds
    • Attentive maintenance and housekeeping

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical monitoring and follow-up
    • Variable assistance with activities of daily living
    • Communication and responsiveness gaps with families
    • Administrative and billing delays, including refunds
    • Aging physical plant and small resident rooms
    • Inconsistent therapy and rehabilitation availability
    • Staff conduct and leadership tone
    • Inadequate roommate matching and placement practices
    • Inconsistent dining quality and service continuity
    • Allegations of theft and financial-security lapses

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviewers convey a mixed but mostly centered view of care at this facility. Strengths repeatedly cited include compassionate hands-on care from nurses and CNAs, accessible RN coverage, and active involvement from physicians. Many families described attentive, family-centered practices such as thorough orientation, individualized care plans, and emotional support during end-of-life situations. The community atmosphere is frequently characterized as homelike and welcoming, with clean, organized spaces and pleasant grounds that contribute to resident comfort.

    Care and staff: Clinical competence is a clear strength in many accounts — staff are described as caring, attentive, and capable of delivering individualized care and therapy. Rehabilitation and therapy services receive positive comments for responsiveness and quality when available. That said, a pattern of operational gaps appears in clinical monitoring and follow-up: examples include delayed lab communication, inconsistent implementation of discharge instructions, and variable referral or escalation to outside specialists. Reviewers also raised concerns about inconsistent assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, personal hygiene, and related supports) and occasional issues with staff conduct or leadership tone, which families felt affected the resident experience.

    Dining and activities: The facility offers a range of social and spiritual programming (chapel services, bible study, live music, holiday and birthday events) that many residents and families value. Meal quality is generally viewed favorably, and several reviewers noted attentive dining assistance for residents with special needs (e.g., denture-related assistance). However, dining service continuity and the consistency of food quality were described as variable in a subset of experiences, and activity availability can be limited during infection-control or quarantine periods.

    Facilities and environment: Many reviewers praised the cleanliness, maintenance, and organization of interior spaces, describing them as comfortable and well-kept. At the same time, the physical plant is characterized as older and somewhat dated in places, with small shared rooms and limited access to some outdoor areas. These facility-age issues may affect expectations for space and privacy for prospective residents.

    Management and operations: Administrative strengths include responsive social work and helpful front-desk staff in numerous accounts. Conversely, several families reported gaps in communication and responsiveness from management and between admissions and nursing staff, as well as delays in billing or refund processes. There are also isolated but serious concerns — including allegations of theft and financial-security lapses — that warrant careful inquiry during a tour or decision process. Placement practices and transitions between care levels were sometimes described as inconsistent, and a few families raised issues about transparency around care-level decisions.

    Notable patterns and takeaway: The facility demonstrates real strengths in personal, relationship-based care, spiritual and social programming, and basic cleanliness and upkeep. Prospective residents and families should weigh those strengths against operational and administrative variability: ask specific, pointed questions about clinical monitoring protocols (lab results, specialist referrals), consistency of personal-care routines, therapy availability, roommate matching, visitor policies, and safeguards for residents' personal possessions and finances. Where possible, seek documentation of clinical processes and speak with current families or ombudsman resources to clarify how the facility addresses the concerns noted above.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Bethel Lutheran Home is located at 2280 Dockery Ave, Selma, CA, 93662.

    About Bethel Lutheran Home

    Bethel Lutheran Home sits out in the quiet town of Selma, California, and does a good job of offering different types of care for seniors, so they've got skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, and independent living services all on the same campus, with staff around to help with meals, medication, and hygiene if needed, and they keep security a priority along with a supportive, caring attitude. The place keeps up its Christian, faith-based tradition, so that shapes how folks are treated, and you'll see it in their community spirit and daily routines. Residents at Bethel Lutheran Home get to keep some independence, but they can ask for help when they need it, and the campus itself's a real scenic, rural spot that tries to make life comfortable and happy for everyone. The Village/Commons Building is where folks go for restaurant-style dining, and you'll find a chapel for quiet time, a library for books, a salon to get cleaned up, and even a wellness clinic to take care of health needs. There's a senior living counselor people can reach out to if they've got questions or want to talk through their options, and the whole place uses a community profile system to manage how things run, with a nursing home review feature where people have given it a 3.9 score out of 22 reviews. All in all, Bethel Lutheran Home's a retirement community that offers a range of care and some helpful amenities for seniors who want to live life as fully and comfortably as they can.

    People often ask...

    Bethel Lutheran Home offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 14 photos of Bethel Lutheran Home on Mirador.

    Yes, Bethel Lutheran Home allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 2280 Dockery Ave, Selma, CA 93662.

    No, Bethel Lutheran 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 number107209641
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity33 residents
    LicenseeBETHEL ASST LIVING LLC;BAYSHIRE CENTRAL VALLEY LLC
    EffectiveJuly 1st, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    11

    Reports

    5

    Type A Citations

    9

    Type B Citations

    4

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    30 Jun 2026Inspection
    Determined that all pre-licensing requirements were met for the change of ownership. Observed adequate safety features, supplies, and documentation during the visit.
    25 Nov 2025Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff providing care were untrained and did not meet residents' diapering and showering needs.
    • Type B87412(c)(2)
    25 Nov 2025Inspection
    Identified missing hospice care plan for R3 and missing restricted health condition care plans for R1 and R2.
    • Type BCCR87633(b)
    • Type BHSC1569.39(b)
    25 Nov 2025Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that unqualified staff administered insulin. Residents with diabetes administer their own insulin injections under doctors' orders.
    04 Jun 2025Inspection
    Identified licensing deficiencies including missing transfer of criminal record clearance and failure to report hospitalizations within seven days. Noted maintenance and safety concerns, including lack of physician orders for half-rail bed supports and a leaking bathroom sink.
    • Type A87355(e)(2)
    • Type A87465(d)(3)
    • Type B87211(a)(1)
    • Type B873039(a)
    • Type B87608(a)(3)
    17 Jun 2024Inspection
    Identified deficiencies included medications stored unsecured, including in a bathroom, and an incomplete transfer of a staff member's criminal record clearance, creating immediate health and safety concerns.
    • Type A87465(h)
    • Type A87355(e)(2)
    28 Jan 2023Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that residents could not have visitors; observed a sign indicating visiting hours were 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and that visits must be scheduled.
    • Type B87468.1(a)(11)
    28 Jan 2023Inspection
    Observed that the front entrance door was locked, preventing residents from leaving and returning freely, and a janitor closet containing chemicals was left unlocked, creating safety risks.
    • Type B87468.1(a)(6)
    • Type B87705(f)(2)
    14 Jun 2022Inspection
    Identified a deficiency in fire clearance compliance and lack of current CPR certification for staff.
    • Type A87202(a)
    19 May 2021Inspection
    Observed no deficiencies during the annual review.
    12 Feb 2021Complaint
    Found that the allegation of not reporting suspected abuse was unfounded.

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