Height Street Skilled Care
HEIGHT STREET SKILLED CARE in BAKERSFIELD, CA — inspection on September 3, 2025.
Found 4 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/3/25 at 10:40 a.m. with Resident 1 in his room, Resident 1 was in his bed facing the bathroom. Resident 1 stated the bathroom had a strong foul and unpleasant smell.
The bathroom smelled of urine and bleach like smell.During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/3/25 at 10:55 a.m. with Housekeeping Staff (HS), HS entered Resident 1's bathroom and stated the smell was not pleasant. HS stated another resident used to urinate on the floor in that bathroom and housekeeping was having a difficult time removing the urine odor.2.
During an interview on 9/3/25 at 11:10 a.m. with Resident 2 in her room, Resident 2 stated the shower rooms were soiled (not cleaned) and stated had disgusted her.During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/3/25 at 11:15 a.m. with Housekeeping Supervisor (HSUP), HSUP stated there were four resident shower rooms in the facility.
The tiles in Shower room [ROOM NUMBER], Shower room [ROOM NUMBER], and Shower room [ROOM NUMBER] had dark stains. HSUP stated the dark stains were buildup from steam, and that staff should wash the tiles and remove them.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Housekeeping - General, dated the August 16, 2023, the P&P indicated, All room of the Facility are kept clean and as free as possible of germs and other contaminating agents at all times, while maintaining a pleasant and homelike atmosphere for our residents.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Height Street Skilled Care
1611 Height Street Bakersfield, CA 93305
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to timely develop a baseline care plan with fall prevention interventions for two of three residents (Resident 1 and Resident 4) who were high risk for falls.
This failure had the potential to place Resident 1 and Resident 4 at risk for falls and injury.Findings:During a review of Resident 1s admission Record (AD), undated, the AD indicated, Resident 4 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including muscle weakness and abnormalities of gait and mobility.During a review of Resident 1's Assessment Outcomes Record (AOR), dated [DATE], the AOR indicated, Resident 1's fall risk assessment score of 60 (scores of 45 or higher indicate high fall risk).During a review of Resident 1's Care Plan Report (CPR), undated, the CRP indicated a fall prevention care plan was first created for Resident 1 on [DATE], 26 days after his admission.During a review of Resident 4's AD, undated, the AD indicated, Resident 4 was admitted on [DATE] and had diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease (memory loss), muscle weakness, and abnormalities of gait and mobility.During a review of Resident 4's AOR, dated [DATE], the AOR indicated, Resident 4 had a fall risk assessment score of 50 (scores of 45 or higher indicate high fall risk).During a review of Resident 4's CPR, undated, the CRP indicated, a fall prevention care plan was first created for Resident 4 on [DATE], seven days after admission.During a concurrent interview and record review on [DATE] at 1:55 p.m. with the Director of Nursing (DON), DON stated Resident 1 and Resident 4 were assessed to be at a high risk for falls upon admission but no baseline care plan with fall prevention interventions was developed for them. DON stated a fall prevention care plan was first created for Resident 1 on [DATE], 26 days after admission, and for Resident 4 on [DATE], seven days after admission. DON stated baseline care plans addressing residents' needs should be created within 72 hours of admission.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Care Planning, dated the [DATE], the P&P indicated, The Facility will develop a person-centered Baseline Care Plan for each resident within 48 hours of admission.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Fall Management Program, dated the [DATE], the P&P indicated, The Nursing Staff will develop a plan of care specific to the resident's needs with interventions to reduce the risk of fall.
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09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Height Street Skilled Care
1611 Height Street Bakersfield, CA 93305
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During a concurrent interview, FM 4 stated he was concerned about Resident 4 falling from the bed because Resident 4 attempted to get out of bed unassisted. Resident 4's bed was not in the low position, at the height of a regular bed.During a concurrent observation and interview on [DATE] at 10:16 a.m. with Licensed Nurse (LN) C stated Resident 4's bed was not at the low position. LN C then lowered Resident 4's bed at least one foot closer to the floor.
LN C stated Resident 4 was at risk for falls and his bed should always be kept in the low position.During an interview on [DATE] at 1:55 p.m. with the Director of Nursing (DON), DON stated Resident 4's bed should be kept at the low position according to his fall prevention care plan.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Fall Management Program, dated the [DATE], the P&P indicated, Universal Fall Prevention Measures for all Residents.place bed in lowest position.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Height Street Skilled Care
1611 Height Street Bakersfield, CA 93305
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During care, Resident 4 reported to CNA A and CNA B that he had pain in his arms. CNA A and CNA B left the room, and there was no pain relief interventions were provided to Resident 4.During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/3/25 at 12:20 p.m. (40 minutes later) with LN C in the hallway in front of Resident 4's room, LN C stated she was Resident 4's nurse and that no one had informed her Resident 4 had pain. LN C went to Resident 4's room and asked Resident 4 if he was in pain. Resident 4 reported pain in his arms rated level five (on zero to 10 scale where zero is no pain and 10 is the worst pain).
During an interview on 9/3/25 at 1:55 p.m. with the Director of Nursing (DON), DON stated CNAs should immediately inform the resident's LN whenever a resident reports pain. DON stated the LN should then immediately assess the resident for pain and provide appropriate pain interventions.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Pain Management, dated the June 1, 2017, the P&P indicated, Facility staff is responsible for helping the resident attain or maintain their highest level of well-being while working to prevent or manage the resident's pain.
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