Nursing home report
MONTEREY, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
Carmel Hills Care Center has a 3-star overall rating. Health inspection is lower at 2 stars, while staffing is 5 stars and reported nurse staffing (4.32 hours per resident per day) is above the federal benchmark of 4.1; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3204 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3204.
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 nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited April 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited April 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited March 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 19 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
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.
