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The Californian

Santa Barbara, CA · Medicare-certified · 68 beds

In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall

5-star overall facility with a 5-star health inspection rating, 4-star quality measures, and 3-star staffing; reported nurse staffing is 3.12 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.1221 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 28, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1221.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.44
Licensed practical nurses
0.13
Nurse aides
2.55
Weekend nursing
2.85

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 55%
Registered nurse turnover: 40%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

25%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

6.2%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.2%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.4%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

1.5%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

16.8%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

15.5%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.8%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

2.1%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.6%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

24.2%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

97.6%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

97.8%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.6%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
54 residents on an average day (79% of 68 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 59 years

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.