Lowest-rated nursing homes in California

1,159 nursing homes in California with a CMS rating, ordered from the lowest. Each row shows what is behind the stars: inspection points, citations, fines and any federal flags.

Average overall rating, California

3.21

≈ About the state average. State 3.20 · National 3.00

This home State average National average

Homes CMS rates
1,159
1-star homes
179 (15%)
Abuse-citation flags
115
Special Focus program
5
Fines
886 ($27,221,500)
Nursing homes ranked from lowest CMS overall rating
# Nursing home Overall rating Inspection points Latest citations Fines CMS flags
751 Folsom Care Center Folsom, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 72.0 17 None —
752 Wolf Creek Care Center Grass Valley, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 72.0 9 None —
753 Whitney Oaks Care Center Carmichael, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 72.0 8 None —
754 Beachside Nursing Center Huntington Beach, CA · The Ensign Group 4 of 5 · Above average 72.0 17 None —
755 Beach Creek Post-Acute Anaheim, CA · Links Healthcare Group 4 of 5 · Above average 72.0 27 None —
756 Ararat Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 71.8 13 1 ($10,039) —
757 Pine Grove Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LP San Gabriel, CA · Corporate Interface Services 4 of 5 · Above average 71.0 13 None —
758 Mission Valley Post Acute Fremont, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 71.0 13 None —
759 Highland Care Center of Redlands Redlands, CA · Cambridge Healthcare Services 4 of 5 · Above average 71.0 13 None —
760 Seaview Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, LP Eureka, CA · Corporate Interface Services 4 of 5 · Above average 70.0 9 None —
761 Vienna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Lodi, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 70.0 16 None —
762 Jacob Healthcare Center San Diego, CA · Links Healthcare Group 4 of 5 · Above average 70.0 12 None —
763 Shields Nursing Center El Cerrito, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 70.0 11 None —
764 Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sunnyvale, CA · Generations Healthcare 4 of 5 · Above average 70.0 15 None —
765 Laurel Creek Health Center Fairfield, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 7 1 ($35,493) —
766 Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center El Cajon, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 5 2 ($33,732) —
767 The Avenues Transitional Care Center San Francisco, CA · Aspen Skilled Healthcare 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 11 1 ($12,685) —
768 The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center Placerville, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 10 None —
769 Santa Paula Post Acute Center Santa Paula, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 10 None —
770 El Encanto Healthcare Center City Of Industry, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 69.0 13 None —
771 Vista Pacifica Convalescent Hospital Jurupa Valley, CA 4 of 5 · Above average 68.3 4 1 ($52,611) —
772 The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility Los Altos, CA · Humangood 4 of 5 · Above average 68.0 11 None —
773 St. Catherine Healthcare Fullerton, CA · The Ensign Group 4 of 5 · Above average 68.0 15 None —
774 Crystal Ridge Care Center Grass Valley, CA · Pacs Group 4 of 5 · Above average 68.0 9 None —
775 Atherton Park Post-Acute Menlo Park, CA · Kalesta Healthcare Group 4 of 5 · Above average 68.0 7 None —

Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information [1] . Open a home for its full inspection history, staffing and quality measures.

By city in California

Cities with at least two rated homes, lowest average rating first.

Sources

  1. [1] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data.
  2. [9] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison.
  3. [11] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide. How the star ratings, scope and severity points, and abuse and Special Focus flags are defined.
  4. [12] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures.

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