Nursing home report
BUENA PARK, CA · Medicare-certified · 143 beds
Buena Park Nursing Center has an overall 2-star rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating, a 4-star staffing rating above the federal benchmark (5.43 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and a 5-star quality rating. It also has recent federal penalties and $8,278 in fines in the last 24 months, with cited issues involving feeding tube care, psychotropic medications, and pressure ulcer prevention.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.427 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.427.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 30 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $8,278 was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $12,735 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,278 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Oct 30, 2025
Federal fine
Oct 30, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
