Buena Vista Care Center
160 South Patterson Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 · Santa Barbara County / Parish
(805) 964-4871 (Facility phone from CMS) · View on Google Maps ↗
CMS data ingested 11/15/2026. Confirm current details with the provider and official CMS Care Compare (search CCN 555394).
Quality & experience ratings
CMS measures reflect different aspects of care and reporting periods. They are not a guarantee of current quality. Missing or suppressed ratings are not scored as zero.
- Overall Rating
- 2 out of 5 stars
- Health Inspection Rating
- 2 out of 5 stars
- QM Rating
- 4 out of 5 stars
- Long-Stay QM Rating
- 4 out of 5 stars
- Short-Stay QM Rating
- 4 out of 5 stars
- Staffing Rating
- 3 out of 5 stars
Provider facts & staffing
- CMS certification number (CCN)
- 555394
- Provider category
- Nursing home
- Ownership Type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Number of Certified Beds
- 150
- Average Number of Residents per Day
- 121.3
- Abuse Icon
- N
- Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 3.89422
- Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 0.55490
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.8
- Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date
- 2026-04-10
- Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
- 8
- Number of Fines
- 1
- Total Amount of Fines in Dollars
- 32263.00
- Number of Payment Denials
- 0
- Total Number of Penalties
- 1
- Latest survey date
- 2026-04-10
Only available source fields appear. Staffing hours are per resident per day; resident counts are averages, not current occupancy. Hospice measure scores use their source-specific units and are not all percentages or stars; check the CMS measure definition.
Inspection & deficiency summary
32 citation records in the published CMS file across available survey cycles. These are historical findings, not a complete account of current conditions.
Scope / severity counts: D: 25 · E: 4 · F: 1 · G: 1 · J: 1. See methodology for interpretation.
Recent citation examples
- 2026-04-10 · F0658
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 2026-04-10 · F0761
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- 2026-04-10 · F0805
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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