Best Nursing Homes in California — 2026 Rankings

California has 1,162 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 50.0 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Morton Bakar Center — Hayward (5 deficiencies)
  2. Stonehaven Senior Living — Fresno (5 deficiencies)
  3. Tahoe Forest Hospital D/P SNF — Truckee (5 deficiencies)
  4. Healdsburg Hospital D/P SNF — Healdsburg (6 deficiencies)
  5. John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/SNF — Mariposa (6 deficiencies)
  6. Barton Hospital D/P SNF — South Lake Tahoe (7 deficiencies)
  7. Bay Area Healthcare Center — Oakland (7 deficiencies)
  8. San Luis Transitional Care — San Luis Obispo (7 deficiencies)
  9. Shadelands Post Acute — Walnut Creek (7 deficiencies)
  10. Pacifica Nursing And Rehabilitation Center — Pacifica (8 deficiencies)
  11. Coastal Oaks Special Care Center — Atascadero (9 deficiencies)
  12. Greenridge Post Acute — El Sobrante (9 deficiencies)
  13. Oakview Skilled Nursing — Thousand Oaks (9 deficiencies)
  14. Redlands Comm Hosp D/P SNF — Redlands (9 deficiencies)
  15. Arroyo Grande Care Center — Arroyo Grande (10 deficiencies)
  16. California Pacific Medical Ctr- Davies Campus Hosp — San Francisco (10 deficiencies)
  17. Chinese Hospital D/P SNF — San Francisco (10 deficiencies)
  18. Crestwood Treatment Center — Fremont (10 deficiencies)
  19. Marina Garden Nursing Center — Alameda (10 deficiencies)
  20. Mountains Community Hosp Dpsnf — Lake Arrowhead (10 deficiencies)
  21. Niles Canyon Post Acute — Fremont (10 deficiencies)
  22. Clear View Sanitarium — Gardena (11 deficiencies)
  23. Dept Of State Hospitals - Napa D/P SNF — Napa (11 deficiencies)
  24. Excell Health Care Center — Oakland (11 deficiencies)
  25. Hayes Convalescent Hospital — San Francisco (11 deficiencies)

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