Nursing Home Comparison: Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca vs. Kern River Transitional Care

Both facilities, Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca and Kern River Transitional Care, have comparable CMS overall quality ratings, both scoring 1 CMS Stars. In the TCI Star Rating (a proprietary measure), **Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca** scores **4 Stars** compared to Kern River Transitional Care's 3 Stars. When reviewing the core nursing resources, Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca reports a higher licensed nursing staff ratio, providing 2.07 hours of licensed nurse care per resident day (National Average is 1.4 hours). Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca is part of the Brookdale Senior Living chain, which holds an average overall rating of 2.80. Kern River Transitional Care is part of the Pacs Group chain, which holds an average overall rating of 2.80. Regarding recent health inspection history, both facilities had deficiencies in their most recent survey, with Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca recording 20 total deficiencies and Kern River Transitional Care recording 39.Finally, in terms of compliance history, Brookdale Riverwalk Snf Ca has a clean record with no fines, while Kern River Transitional Care has incurred total penalties of $82,557.95.