Tar Springs Home Care is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California — state license #157209196, 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 10 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated July 6, 2026 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 10 times and filed 10 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated July 6, 2026.
The state's published file for this home includes 1 document with transcribed findings, dated June 13, 2024. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (1). 1 includes the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 1 document 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
Jul 6, 2026Report 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.
May 28, 2026Report 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.
Apr 29, 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.
Jun 13, 2024Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Due to abuse, resident received an injury
Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Shawna Doucette arrived at the facility unannounced to commence a complaint investigation and deliver findings. LPA identified herself and explained the purpose of the visit with Staff Beatriz Ancheta. Administrator Socorro Telmo responded to the facility to assist with the visit. LPA reviewed records and interviewed staff. Based on interviews, LPA was unable to determine whether or not R1, received a bruise due to abuse. Based on Hospice records review, R1 bruises easily due to a medication R1 is currently taking. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. A copy of this report was provided to Administrator via email. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 13, 2024 · control 24-AS-20240314113726
May 23, 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.
Mar 14, 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.
Mar 14, 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.
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Is Tar Springs Home Care licensed?
Yes — Tar Springs Home Care is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Bakersfield (Kern County): California license #157209196, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 10 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated July 6, 2026, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Tar Springs Home Care 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 Tar Springs Home Care with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, hospice care, and bedridden. Clearances describe what the license permits, not day-to-day staffing — confirm current scope and availability with the home directly 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 recordAGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. 6 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 1 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. BEDRIDDEN IN BEDROOM 5. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 2.
How much does Tar Springs Home Care cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Tar Springs Home Care'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 Tar Springs Home Care accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Yes — Medi-Cal can help pay for care at Tar Springs Home Care 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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What do state inspections show for Tar Springs Home Care?
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 10 state visits and 10 dated documents since 2022 for Tar Springs Home Care; 1 complaint-investigation narrative is transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated June 13, 2024, 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.
2024
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 10 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.
Who runs Tar Springs Home Care?
From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.
Licensed to Summer Springs Board And Care, Llc, who operates 2 licensed California homes in total. Running more than one home is common and is neither good nor bad on its own.
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