Sherwood Elderly Care Facility is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California — state license #157208826, licensed for 6 residents, listed as licensed in the CDSS record we retrieved August 2, 2026. It appears on the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list checked August 9, 2026, so Medi-Cal may help pay for care services here. California has 9 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2021, the most recent dated December 18, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2021, the state has visited this home 9 times and filed 9 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated December 18, 2025.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated March 12, 2025 to September 11, 2025. 2 of the 2 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (2). 2 include the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 2 documents below — every count derives from them, and the documents themselves are the state's records, verbatim. We never grade, score, or color a record.
What the state’s words mean
Dec 18, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Sep 11, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff do not ensure facility is in good repair Residents are not accorded dignity in their personal relationships with staff Facility is malodorous
Licensing Program Analysts LPA's Shawna Doucette and Jimmy Duarte arrived at the facility unannounced to commence a complaint investigation and deliver findings. LPA's were granted entry by Staff Roxanne Aguirre. LPA's met with Administrator Judith Barajas. LPA's interviewed Staff and Residents. Based on interviews, regarding the allegation Staff do not ensure facility is in good repair, it was undetermined if the facility was not in good repair. Facility toilet was clogged and Administrator contacted their maintenance to assist with unclogging the toilet. Interviews conducted revealed wipes being flushed down the toilet were causing the clogging and since wipes are no longer being flushed down the toilet, there has not been anymore incidents where the toilets have been clogged. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 11, 2025 · control 24-AS-20250811105905
Sep 11, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Mar 12, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff handled resident in a rough manner Staff spoke inappropriately to resident Facility has inadequate food service for the residents in care
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Shawna Doucette conducted an unannounced complaint visit and was granted entry by Staff Roxana Aguirre. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. LPA contacted Administrator Judith Barajas via telephone who responded to assist with the visit. LPA interviewed resident and staff. LPA interviewed R1's responsible party. LPA reviewed Hall ambulance records and resident records. Facility did not have a hospice care plan for R1. R1's 602 did not list primary or secondary diagnosis. Based on interviews conducted faciity staff did not handle resident in a rough, speak inappropriately to resident or have inadequate food service for residents in care. It is undetermined if there was a time any of these allegations occurred. Based on Hall ambualnce records review, there was not any documentation regarding the above allegations. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 12, 2025 · control 24-AS-20241213102753
Mar 12, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Dec 16, 2024Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Dec 13, 2023Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
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Is Sherwood Elderly Care Facility licensed?
Yes — Sherwood Elderly Care Facility is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Bakersfield (Kern County): California license #157208826, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 9 inspection and complaint documents since 2021; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated December 18, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Sherwood Elderly Care Facility care for dementia, hospice, bedridden, or non-ambulatory residents?
From the CDSS license record, checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS license record checked August 2, 2026 lists Sherwood Elderly Care Facility with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, and hospice care; it does not list bedridden. A clearance that is not on file is not a “no” — it may simply be unrecorded, so if your family needs one of these, ask the home directly and confirm its current scope on a tour.
From the California state record. Some approvals are bed- or room-specific — always confirm current scope with the facility.
What the state record says, word for word
Verbatim, from the CDSS license recordHOSPICE APPROVED FOR 6. AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. 6 NON-AMBULATORY.
How much does Sherwood Elderly Care Facility cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Sherwood Elderly Care Facility's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Kern County typically runs $3,500–$5,500/mo and small board-and-care homes $3,000–$5,000/mo (market research compiled June 2026 — ranges, not quotes; California's 2026 SSI/SSP board-and-care payment standard is $1,626.07/month, of which $1,444.07 is the room-and-board portion paid to the home). Ask the home for its own rate sheet and what the base rate includes — or use the cost section at the top of this page.
Does Sherwood Elderly Care Facility accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Yes — Medi-Cal can help pay for care at Sherwood Elderly Care Facility through California's Assisted Living Waiver (ALW): the home appears on the Department of Health Care Services participant list checked August 9, 2026. The waiver pays for assisted-living care services — not room and board — for eligible Medi-Cal members, and each home takes a limited number of waiver residents, so ask the home about a current ALW opening.
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6 of 6 beds occupied (100%) when the state visited on September 11, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Sherwood Elderly Care Facility?
Verbatim from CDSS complaint-investigation reports — the state's own words, never summarized by us. Record checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026 lists 9 state visits and 9 dated documents since 2021 for Sherwood Elderly Care Facility; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated September 11, 2025, records an allegation the state marked “Unsubstantiated”. Open any entry to read the state's full finding, word for word.
Most licensed homes receive some findings over 36 months; what matters is what was found and whether it was corrected. Counts here are shown compared with homes of similar size, and the state's own words appear in full below.
2025
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 9 state visits for this home as of August 2, 2026. These are the home's own counts, straight from that record — shown beside the statewide median for small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds), computed across all 5,773 licensed homes of that size, because larger and longer-licensed homes naturally accumulate more visits and reports. They are facts, not a grade — a citation may be minor and since corrected, and an “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing. No substantiated complaints are on file.
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