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Here are 4 Nursing Homes in Santa Maria, CA

All 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Santa Maria, side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.

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96/100

Marian Regional Medical Center D/P Snf

CMS 5/595 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
6.18 /day
Staff turnover
16%
Serious cites
0

Nurse staffing here runs about 6.18 hours per resident day, roughly 60% above the national average, and the aide and nurse turnover rate of 16% is well under the national figure of about 46%. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below weekday levels, which is worth knowing if your visits fall on Saturdays or Sundays. The home is church-affiliated and nonprofit, holds a five-star CMS inspection rating, and its last inspection in April 2026 left 15 deficiencies on record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related. Quality measures score four stars. That combination of high staffing, low turnover, and no harm-level findings is what's behind the grade.

A

88/100

Villa Maria Post Acute

CMS 5/581 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.37 /day
Staff turnover
24%
Serious cites
0

Villa Maria Post Acute runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, 4.37 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and its staff actually tend to stick around, with turnover at 24.2% versus roughly 46% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 11% below its own weekday level, which is the kind of gap families notice on a Sunday. The 24 deficiencies on record include nothing at the harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, and the last inspection was recent, in July 2025. It's a for-profit LLC with 81 beds, and the inspection and quality ratings are both top marks.

B

82/100

Valley Oaks Post Acute

CMS 4/559 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.31 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Nurse staffing at Valley Oaks runs 4.31 hours per resident day, about 12% above the national average of 3.86, which is the main reason it holds up well on paper. Weekends run roughly 17% thinner than weekdays there, so if you're touring, ask who's actually on the floor on a Sunday. Inspections in February 2026 turned up 32 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, worth asking about directly. The county's for-profit LLC ownership is common for this size. Staffing and quality measures both rate 4 out of 5, and the record is recent enough that you're looking at current conditions, not a stale snapshot.

B

81.5/100

Santa Maria Post Acute

CMS 2/555 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.41 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Santa Maria Post Acute runs 4.41 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, but weekends drop about 15% below its own weekday level, so the coverage families see on a Tuesday isn't what they get on a Saturday. State inspectors cited 50 deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related and worth asking about directly. The last inspection was November 2024. This is a for-profit LLC with 55 beds, graded 2 out of 5 on CMS staffing despite the healthy average, which suggests the hours aren't distributed where they count.

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