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About Rosewood

Centrally located near all Bakersfield has to offer, Rosewood is a warm and welcoming established nonprofit Life Plan Community. Our campus — set on 11 acres with walking paths, gardens and trees — fosters a friendly, small-town neighborhood feeling.

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Meet the Rosewood team.

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Rochelle Balaban

Executive Director

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Terry Kirkindoll

Director of Sales

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Rochelle Balaban

Executive Director

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Terry Kirkindoll

Director of Sales

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Angela McCauley

Director of Human Resources

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Jessica Hernandez

Director of Dining Services

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Cille Caldwell

Director of Assisted Living

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Nicole Phillips

Director of Community Life

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Mandeep Kaur

Director of Nursing

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Dan Hague

Director of Buildings & Grounds

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Tracie Fairley

Health Services Admin

Get answers to frequently asked questions.

Simply put, a Life Plan Community (also known as a continuing care retirement community or CCRC) is a community for older adults that offers independent living residences and access to higher levels of care all on one campus.

Independent residences are typically outfitted with the latest home fits and finishes and offer the freedom of maintenance-free living. For a set monthly fee, so much is included: fresh dining, housekeeping, engaging amenities, and a myriad of cultural, social, educational, fitness and wellness programs.

Should a time come when extra support would be beneficial or required, a plan is in place. Specialized care, such as assisted living, memory support and skilled nursing, right on campus provides just what’s needed when it’s needed in welcoming environments.

Choosing to move to a Life Plan Community is about more than a maintenance-free lifestyle and having a plan in place for future care needs. If you are a proactive person, it’s about setting yourself up to ensure you are living life to the fullest. By having more time to do what you want to do — not what you have to do. By expanding your opportunities to be socially connected. By living in an environment designed to support total wellness. And, ultimately, by having security and peace of mind for you and those who love you.

A 55+ community offers independent living homes that usually include a maintenance-free lifestyle and a campus with common spaces and amenities. A Life Plan Community such as Rosewood does the same, and, in addition, it offers various care options on campus. This means that if the health of you or your spouse ever changes, a plan will be in place. You won't need to move or be separated.

Choosing to move to a Life Plan Community is about more than a maintenance-free lifestyle and having a plan in place for future care needs. If you are a proactive person, it’s about setting yourself up to ensure you are living life to the fullest. By having more time to do what you want to do — not what you have to do. By expanding your opportunities to be socially connected. By living in an environment designed to support total wellness. And, ultimately, by having security and peace of mind for you and those who love you.

Rosewood offers independent living apartments in a wide range of sizes and floor plans. All homes feature modern fits and finishes, and they all have patios and balconies. And, of course, all residents have access to a wealth of amenities across our 11-acre campus.

We offer two types of plans for independent living residents: a month-to-month contract and a Life Plan contract. Each offers the peace of mind that, for a set monthly fee, so much is included: fresh dining, housekeeping, free transportation, engaging amenities, and a myriad of cultural, social, educational, fitness and wellness programs.

The difference between the plans is that a Life Plan contract has a one-time, upfront entrance fee ranging from $32,000 to more than $120,000, depending on the type of home. With a Life Plan contract, your monthly fee is slightly lower. Plus, you have priority access to higher levels of care and lower contracted rates for that care. In addition, with a Life Plan contract, you are assured of having a home for life through benevolence funding if you outlive your assets through no fault of your own.

Please contact our sales counselors to learn more about available floor plans, fees and details of our contracts.

If you would like to understand what type of home you could afford at Rosewood, take this simple quiz.

Yes, Rosewood is part of HumanGood, a leading nonprofit provider of exemplary senior living services with a mission of inspiring your best life. As a nonprofit, we don’t need to provide a return to shareholders, so we are able to reinvest our financial resources back into our communities. In addition, we operate a nonprofit foundation that provides financial support to Life Plan contract residents who outlive their resources through no fault of their own.

The benefit of a Life Plan Community such as Rosewood is that you have a plan in place for possible future care needs. On our campus, we offer not only independent living residences but also care options such as assisted living, memory support and a skilled nursing center that can help with short-term recovery from a health event or a long-term care need. We can also assist you with adding care services in your home while living independently. As needs change, we work with you to determine what options are best and to add support only as needed to preserve autonomy and independence.

No, Rosewood is not a traditional nursing home. It is a Life Plan Community, where the majority of residents live independently. We offer independent living residences and a continuum of care options — assisted living, memory support and skilled nursing care — should they be needed on one campus. Our care options include short-stay rehabilitation nursing for people who have been discharged from a hospital stay but are not yet strong enough to return to their homes.