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
1151 University Post Acute Mentone, CA · Rockwell Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 3 None —
1152 Arroyo Grande Care Center Arroyo Grande, CA · Compass Health, Inc. 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 3 None —
1153 Veterans Home of California - Barstow Barstow, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 1 None —
1154 Pacifica Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Pacifica, CA · The Ensign Group 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 0 None —
1155 Hayes Convalescent Hospital San Francisco, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 0 None —
1156 Clear View Convalescent Center Gardena, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 1 None —
1157 Mission View Health Center San Luis Obispo, CA · Compass Health, Inc. 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 1 None —
1158 Coastal Oaks Special Care Center Atascadero, CA · Compass Health, Inc. 5 of 5 · Much above average 7.0 1 None —
1159 Morton Bakar Center Hayward, CA 5 of 5 · Much above average 2.0 0 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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