★★★★★CMS 5/580 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.79 /day
- Staff turnover
- 26%
- Serious cites
- 0
Valle Verde runs on a nonprofit model with 80 certified beds in Santa Barbara, and the staffing numbers are the first thing that stands out: 4.79 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 13% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 25.7%, well under the national 45.8%. The home carries 22 deficiencies on its current record, but none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and its last inspection was January 2026. All three CMS star ratings, inspections, quality measures, staffing, come in at 5/5.
★★★★★CMS 5/563 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.38 /day
- Staff turnover
- 35%
- Serious cites
- 0
Samarkand runs about 4.38 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 13% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 34.8% sits well below the 45.8% national figure, that combination matters more than any single number, since consistent caregivers who stay tend to know residents' routines. Weekend staffing dips about 11% below weekdays, which is common but worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record shows 28 deficiencies, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in January 2026, so the survey history is current and free of serious findings.
★★★★★CMS 5/5138 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.77 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
Mission Park runs on 4.77 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 23% above the national average, though weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 42.5%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record shows 14 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but two are abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in December 2024, so the record is current. The 5/5 inspection rating and 4/5 quality measures reflect that clean harm-level record, while the 3/5 staffing rating suggests CMS isn't fully crediting the above-average hours. It's a for-profit LLC with 138 beds.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5150 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.91 /day
- Staff turnover
- 48%
- Serious cites
- 0
Buena Vista Care Center runs 150 certified beds in Santa Barbara under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits just barely above the national mark, 3.91 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86. That thin margin thins further on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover lands at 47.6%, a bit above the national 45.8%. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 32 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none are abuse-related. A 2/5 health inspection rating against a 4/5 quality measure score suggests the clinical measures look better than the day-to-day compliance picture. The most recent inspection was April 2026.
★★★★★CMS 5/568 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.36 /day
- Staff turnover
- 60%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Californian carries a five-star health inspection rating and a clean deficiency record, 15 citations on file, none of them causing harm or involving abuse, with the most recent inspection in March 2025. Nurse staffing runs 4.36 hours per resident day, about 13 percent above the national average, though weekends drop roughly 15 percent below the home's own weekday coverage. The bigger question is retention: 60 percent annual turnover against a national 45.8 percent means a large share of the people caring for your family member are new to the building. Good inspection results, shaky consistency underneath.
★★★★☆CMS 4/552 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- 2.15 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Casa Dorinda runs on 2.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 44% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 15% below its own weekday level. That thin staffing is the main thing pulling its profile down, even though the quality measure rating is a perfect 5 and inspections came in at 4 out of 5, most recently in March 2026. The record shows 31 deficiencies, one of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse, and there's a single fine of $8,278. For a nonprofit with strong clinical scores, the daily staffing numbers are the piece worth asking about directly.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5156 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Channel Islands Post Acute runs 4.10 nurse hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average, and CMS gives it four stars for staffing and four for health inspections. Inspectors were last in on May 9, 2025, and found 23 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related. The caution sits in the quality measures, where CMS scores it 1 out of 5, the resident outcome data lags well behind the staffing picture. Weekend coverage also drops roughly 21% below its own weekday level, so care thins out when families tend to visit. This is a for-profit corporate home with real nursing hours and a clean harm record, but softer clinical outcomes than the staffing numbers suggest.