The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Valle Verde
Registered name: Valle Verde Health Facility
Santa Barbara, CA · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Valle Verde in Santa Barbara has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5-star ratings in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reports 4.79 nursing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.786 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 9, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.786.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.58
- Nurse aides
- 2.60
- Weekend nursing
- 4.15
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 26%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.7%28.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%2.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
10.3%3.2%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.4%16.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—24.7%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.8%9.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%4.2%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.3%23%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%2.9%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.5%96.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
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 January 2026 — 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 January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of HUMANGOOD · 17 homes · 4.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 55.7 residents on an average day (70% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.