Nursing Homes in Santa Barbara, California — 2026 CMS Evidence Comparison
What the CMS record shows locally
Santa Barbara has 7 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. Linked deficiency history is available for 7 of 7 listed facilities, averaging 25.6 citations per facility versus 50.0 statewide. Among that denominator, 0 have zero citations in the loaded history and 1 have Immediate Jeopardy-level citations in that history. Facilities without linked history are not treated as zero-citation facilities.
City-Specific Citation Patterns
The most frequent recorded tags are:
- F0812 — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (17 citations)
- F0656 — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (16 citations)
- F0761 — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (11 citations)
- F0658 — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (10 citations)
- F0755 — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (9 citations)
Facility Directory
- Mission Park Healthcare Center — 14 deficiencies across 10 surveys
- The Californian — 15 deficiencies across 3 surveys
- Valle Verde Health Facility — 21 deficiencies across 7 surveys
- Channel Islands Post Acute — 22 deficiencies across 10 surveys
- Casa Dorinda — 30 deficiencies across 6 surveys
- Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility — 32 deficiencies across 6 surveys
- Buena Vista Care Center — 45 deficiencies across 16 surveys (Immediate Jeopardy history in loaded records)
Source, freshness, and limitations
Official facts come from CMS nursing-home Provider Data published from state survey inspections. POCDesk organizes those records into comparisons and summaries; it does not replace CMS Care Compare or an in-person assessment. Survey timing differs by facility, missing linked history remains unknown, and citation counts alone do not measure staffing, outcomes, or current conditions. See our editorial standards and methodology.
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