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
1051 Arroyo Vista Nursing Center San Diego, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 4 None —
1052 California Home for the Aged Fresno, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 1 None —
1053 Excell Health Care Center Oakland, CA · David Johnson 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 3 None —
1054 Webster House Palo Alto, CA · Front Porch 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 3 None —
1055 Vineyard Hills Health Center Templeton, CA · Compass Health, Inc. 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 6 None —
1056 St. John's Hospital Camarillo D/p SNF Camarillo, CA · Commonspirit Health 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 7 None —
1057 Canyon Creek Post-Acute Castro Valley, CA · Links Healthcare Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 8 None —
1058 Vi at Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA · Vi Living 5 of 5 · Much above average 32.0 5 None —
1059 Pacific Heights Transitional Care Center San Francisco, CA · Aspen Skilled Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 4 1 ($25,490) —
1060 Veterans Home of California - Redding Redding, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 4 1 ($8,278) —
1061 Mount San Antonio Gardens Pomona, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 6 None —
1062 Grand Terrace Health Care Center Grand Terrace, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 3 None —
1063 Ontario Healthcare Center Ontario, CA · Cambridge Healthcare Services 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 6 None —
1064 Serenethos Care Center, LLC Hayward, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 31.0 3 None —
1065 The Sequoias Portola Valley, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 5 1 ($12,703) —
1066 Apple Valley Care Center Apple Valley, CA · Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 4 1 ($8,021) —
1067 Maywood Acres Healthcare Oxnard, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 6 None —
1068 Greenridge Post Acute El Sobrante, CA · Aspen Skilled Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 5 None —
1069 Grace Home Inc. Livingston, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 1 None —
1070 Tahoe Forest Hospital D/p SNF Truckee, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 7 None —
1071 Glenwood Care Center Oxnard, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 8 None —
1072 Childrens Hc Org No Ca -Pediatric Hospital D/p SNF Campbell, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 5 None —
1073 Baywood Court Health Center Castro Valley, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 30.0 4 None —
1074 Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab Center National City, CA · Generations Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 29.0 3 3 ($291,074) —
1075 Fruitvale Healthcare Center Oakland, CA · Mariner Health Care 5 of 5 · Much above average 29.0 4 7 ($45,995) —

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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