Lakeside Board and Car sits at 405 Lake St. in Bakersfield, California, and it works as a Board and Care Home for seniors needing assisted living or residential care, and it's called a California Board and Care community, and you see a lot going on here, maybe more than at some other homes, since they've got very specific programs with names like A-Main, B-Main, Heat Races, Dice Roll, QuickTime Awards, and Hard Charger Awards, and the staff aims to keep things organized with routine care, specialized services like memory care, nursing, respite, and even hospice, and sometimes, they've got events and amenities tied around these racing themes, so there's nightly schedules with hot lap sessions, qualifying, redraw wheels, dash races, and even big racing events, mostly sprint car competitions with the focus on high-limit sprint cars, which are part of the Kubota High Limit Racing series, and you see things like fan fests, driver meetings, pit open hours, and opening ceremonies for those who might enjoy that, and if you're just looking to settle in, they're set up for comfort with wheelchair access everywhere, whirlpool baths, accessible bathrooms, individual climate control, and emergency call systems in every room.
The rooms come in private and semi-private styles, with private showers for those who want them, and there are studios for art and ceramics, a crafts room, a woodshop for folks who like to tinker, fitness areas, a pool and aquatic center, exercise rooms, putting green, pickleball courts, patios, gardening programs, walking trails, a greenhouse, a bistro grille and cafe, billiards, a clubhouse, computer lab, cyber cafe, a dining room and restaurant dining, lounges, mail and postal services, a convenience store, guest apartments, library, chapel, auditorium for big gatherings, outdoor gardens and terraces, parking-in fact, you can pick from surface or underground parking depending on what works-with a spa and salon, tuck shop, boutique, snow removal, resident parking, organized trips, two theaters nearby, and a performing arts center.
Lakeside Board and Car lets you have small pets, and it's pet-friendly, offering social programs for different interests like historic chapel visits, wellness programs, life care, and group trips. Residents have 24/7 visiting hours, and the community focuses on being friendly, earning awards for being helpful, joyful, and kind, plus some for best meals and dining and best activities in senior living. The property sits near four parks, thirty-six restaurants, two cafes, thirty local doctors, twelve nearby pharmacies, ten hospitals just in case, and a place of worship for spiritual needs, plus three transportation options if you need to get somewhere.
There's stuff for folks who want privacy and those who want to stay social, and you see both independent living setups and congregate living, and for those who need more, there's assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation care, memory care, respite, adult day care, and even home care and hospice. With the amenities and services on hand, and all those extras like billiards, swimming, shuffleboard, softball, gardening, and creative arts, Lakeside Board and Car gives seniors choices about how they want to spend their days. You can find reviews and compare them through things like A Place For Mom, but folks tend to talk about the friendly culture and good variety of activities, and it's all set up for people who want comfort, care, and maybe a dash of excitement with those sprint car events and awards for things like QuickTime or Hard Charger, all in a California retirement home with pretty much everything someone might look for near Bakersfield.
