Fresenius Medical Care of Bakersfield
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
87/ 100
DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training
Dialysis center · 8331 Brimhall Road Building 900, Suite 902, Bakersfield, CA 93312
CMS star rating
100/ 100
Excellent
Better than 100% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 8 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-02-26 · CCN 552823
- Rank in Bakersfield, CA
- #1 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #1 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Kern
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 9 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 120.3 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.9% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 7.5 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 76.3% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 5% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 30.9% | 24.4% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Other dialysis centers in Bakersfield
Central Bakersfield Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
82/ 100
DaVita Seven Oaks Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
74/ 100
DaVita Bakersfield Brimhall Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
65/ 100
North Bakersfield Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
65/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training (CMS Certification Number 552823) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-02-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training offer?
DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 8 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training scores 100/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 100% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #1 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training?
DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training is operated by DaVita and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita Casa del Rio Home Training or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.