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
901 San Jacinto Valley Post Acute Hemet, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 65.0 10 None —
902 Valley Skilled Nursing Center Modesto, CA · Kalesta Healthcare Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 65.0 10 None —
903 Freedom Village Healthcare Center Lake Forest, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 65.0 17 None —
904 Villa Gardens Health Care Unit Pasadena, CA · Front Porch 5 of 5 · Much above average 65.0 9 None —
905 Arbol Healthcare Center of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 65.0 10 None —
906 Casa Bonita Convalescent Hospital San Dimas, CA · Longwood Management Corporation 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 9 1 ($17,665) —
907 La Crescenta Healthcare Center La Crescenta, CA · Mariner Health Care 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 10 1 ($17,122) —
908 Valley Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Castro Valley, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 11 1 ($10,033) —
909 La Paloma Healthcare Center Oceanside, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 15 None —
910 Upland Rehabilitation and Care Center Upland, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 15 None —
911 Bethany Home Society San Joaquin County Ripon, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 14 None —
912 Lone Tree Post Acute Antioch, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 13 None —
913 Almond View Care Center Williams, CA · Ajc Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 10 None —
914 Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center San Diego, CA · Aspen Skilled Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 64.0 8 None —
915 Villa Coronado D/p SNF Coronado, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 63.0 12 None —
916 Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation Los Gatos, CA · Aspen Skilled Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 63.0 14 None —
917 Escondido Post Acute Escondido, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 63.0 12 None —
918 Fowler Care Center Fowler, CA · Ajc Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 63.0 8 None —
919 Broadway Villa Post Acute Sonoma, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 9 2 ($22,580) —
920 Casa Dorinda Santa Barbara, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 8 1 ($8,278) —
921 Victoria Care Center Baldwin Park, CA · David Johnson 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 10 None —
922 Auburn Oaks Care Center Auburn, CA · Pacs Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 5 None —
923 The Ridge Post Acute San Jose, CA · Links Healthcare Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 10 None —
924 Veterans Home of California - Fresno Fresno, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 62.0 9 None —
925 Mercy Retirement & Care Center Oakland, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 61.0 7 1 ($16,675) —

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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