Pathway Assisted Living / Westchester Gardens
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Pathway Assisted Living / Westchester Gardens is a 36-bed assisted living and memory care community at 2228 Truxtun Avenue in downtown Bakersfield, California, Kern County.
The community operates under two names: Pathway Asst. Lvg. LLC is the corporate licensee, and Westchester Gardens is the operating name that appears on the building and on most public-facing materials. The community provides both assisted living for seniors needing help with daily activities and memory care for residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The CDSS license is held by Pathway Asst. Lvg. LLC (DBA Westchester Gardens), with Nicole Morehead as administrator. The license number is 157209297, issued May 23, 2023.
Facility Snapshot
| Detail | Value |
| Address | 2228 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 |
| County | Kern |
| Licensed Capacity | 36 residents |
| Care Mix | Assisted Living and Memory Care |
| License Number | 157209297 (CDSS) |
| License Date | May 23, 2023 |
| Licensee | Pathway Asst. Lvg. LLC (DBA Westchester Gardens) |
| Administrator | Nicole Morehead |
| Facility Type | Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) |
| Setting | Downtown Bakersfield |
| Phone | (661) 324-3091 |
What Type of Facility Is Pathway Assisted Living / Westchester Gardens?
Westchester Gardens is a hybrid community – assisted living for seniors who need help with daily activities but remain mostly mobile, plus a dedicated memory care wing for residents with Alzheimer's, dementia, and related cognitive conditions.
The hybrid model matters for families. A senior who enters the assisted living side can, if their condition progresses, transition to memory care within the same community rather than relocating to a different facility. For couples where one partner has dementia and the other does not, this combination allows both to remain at the same address with care tailored to each.
According to community-level data, the 36 beds split into roughly 16–30 assisted living units and 1–15 memory care units. The actual mix shifts based on resident needs and admissions patterns.
How Long Has the Community Been Operating?
The current CDSS license was issued in May 2023 under Pathway Asst. Lvg. LLC. The Truxtun Avenue building has functioned as a senior care community before this license date – the Westchester Gardens brand has historical presence in Bakersfield, with related communities operating in the area, including The Westchester Home on Spruce Street.
For families weighing the property, the recent license date means there is less of an established public inspection history compared to communities operating for decades. The physical operation and brand presence are older.
What Services Does the Community Provide?
Daily Care and Personal Assistance
Help with dressing, bathing, and personal hygiene
Assistance with eating and meals
Mobility support and transfers
24-hour staff supervision
Medication management and administration
Caregivers monitor residents to keep them safe and hydrated
Living Environment
Private furnished rooms with kitchenettes
Wi-Fi, telephone, and cable TV access
Housekeeping and linen services
Maintenance throughout the campus
Beauty or barber shop on-site
Private dining space
Resident parking
Pet-free environment
Mental Wellness Program
Westchester Gardens runs a mental wellness program with access to therapy services for residents. This is an unusual feature for a typical RCFE and reflects the community's recognition that mental health support – not just medication management – matters for seniors in residential care. Depression, anxiety, and loneliness are common in older adults, and having structured access to therapy services on-site addresses these needs without requiring family coordination of outside providers.
Memory Care
The community operates a dedicated memory care wing for residents with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other cognitive conditions. Care in this area is structured around dementia-specific needs – secure environment, consistent routines, staff trained in cognitive change recognition, and engagement programming adjusted to each resident's stage.
How Is Memory Care Approached at Westchester Gardens?
The memory care wing operates with its own staff, routines, and physical setup separate from the general assisted living side. For families considering this community specifically for a parent with dementia, the relevant features are the small wing size (1–15 units), secure access, structured daily routines, and staff trained on the specific behavioral patterns common in cognitive decline.
A smaller dedicated memory care wing means caregivers know each resident by behavioural patterns rather than just by name. For residents with dementia, this matters more than for the general population – behavioural changes often signal medical issues that residents cannot articulate, and caregivers who know the resident well catch those changes faster.
How Is On-Site Medical Care Arranged for Residents?
Doctor2me physicians visit residents directly at the community for routine checkups, chronic condition follow-ups, and urgent issues that don't warrant an ER trip. Same-day or scheduled visits cover primary care work, alongside the LIC 602 evaluations admission requires.
For residents in the memory care wing specifically, in-home physician visits remove the disorientation that clinic transportation causes for seniors in cognitive decline. Families can pick a specific physician from the Doctor2me provider directory when continuity with a known doctor matters.
How Do Families Plan a Dementia Care Path?
Choosing the right care path for a parent with dementia is its own decision, and the path usually changes as the disease progresses. Families weighing options – memory care community, in-home dementia care, board and care, dementia day programs – often need help understanding what will work for their specific situation now and what will become appropriate as the condition advances.
Dementia Partner, based in West Hills, California, is one example of a care management organization specifically focused on dementia. Their work covers educational resources for caregivers, behavioural change interpretation, and helping families understand the trajectory of the disease rather than just reacting to each stage as it appears. For families with a parent newly placed at Westchester Gardens' memory care wing, working with a dementia-focused care management organization in parallel often improves both the family's coping and the care plan itself.
What About Property and Estate Logistics?
A move into assisted living or memory care rarely happens in isolation. Most placements run alongside decisions about the parent's existing home – clearing it out, deciding whether to sell, transferring property, navigating estate paperwork. These logistical threads tend to surface later than they should, often after the move-in date is set, pulling family attention away from the care decision itself.
Specialists such as Senior Home Transitional Services work with families on the property and estate side of the move. Working with someone on this track lets the family stay focused on the resident and the care choice, rather than juggling two complex transitions in parallel.
Where Is Pathway / Westchester Gardens?
Westchester Gardens is in downtown Bakersfield, at 2228 Truxtun Avenue. The neighborhood is genuinely urban – the property sits among businesses, medical offices, restaurants, retail, and pharmacies, with public transportation within easy access.
Mercy Hospital Downtown is the closest acute-care hospital, within a short distance of the community. Memorial Hospital Bakersfield is also nearby. For families needing hospital-level care for a resident, the urban setting matters – emergency response and hospital transfers are short trips rather than long drives.
The CDSS Community Care Licensing Division handles regional inspections of RCFEs through its Bakersfield Regional Office under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
Families based in Bakersfield, Oildale, Rosedale, Lamont, Greenacres, or surrounding Kern County communities find the property within easy visiting distance. For families based further into the Central Valley – Delano, Wasco, McFarland, or Tehachapi – the downtown location is reachable from Highway 99 and Highway 58.
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Address: 2228 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Kern County