The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Villa Maria Post Acute
Santa Maria, CA · Medicare-certified · 81 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Villa Maria Post Acute has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5-star health inspection and quality measures scores and a 4-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.30 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3049 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3049.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.22
- Nurse aides
- 2.55
- Weekend nursing
- 3.71
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 28%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
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
0%3.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%1.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.8%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
1.9%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%5.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—4.3%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.5%7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
0%7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%2.2%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%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.2%99.4%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited July 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 safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 76.1 residents on an average day (94% of 81 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 58 years
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.