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Adult Residential Facilities in Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield, California has 106 ARFs (adult residential care homes) currently operating, per California's Community Care Licensing Division (3 with a license still pending), with 632 licensed beds among the 102 already licensed. Many are small homes: half are licensed for 4 or fewer residents. Of these, 3 were first licensed in the past 12 months. Most have a clean citation history: 80 of the 106 currently operating (75%) have no Type A or Type B citations on record.

Operating ARFs

106

3 pending

Licensed beds

632

in the 102 licensed

Median capacity

4

residents per home

Newly licensed

3

past 12 months

No citations

75%

80 of 106

Care types available

  • Adults 56
  • Developmentally Disabled (DD) 49
  • Developmentally / Mentally Disabled (DD/MD) 1

Client types each open facility is licensed to serve, per CCLD. A facility can serve several.

106 ARFs in Bakersfield

About this data: Every number on this page comes from the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) public records, which ARFlookup.com refreshes weekly; last updated October 22, 2026. Stats cover the facilities currently operating (every status but Closed), except licensed beds, which count licensed facilities only. Citation totals are each facility's cumulative Type A and Type B citations; capacity is the licensed number of residents, not current occupancy. Always confirm with CCLD before making a decision.