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San Luis Post Acute Center
3033 Augusta Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (opens Google Maps) · San Luis Obispo County · (805) 544-5100· 162 certified beds · avg 88 residents/day · certified since Feb 29, 1972 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: COMPASS HEALTH, INC. (7 facilities, chain avg rating 5.0★)
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 13, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.77
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 16 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint F-0656
The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. F-0554
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint · F-0656 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep all essential equipment working safely — things like heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, and medical devices. · F-0908 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. · F-0552 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide special eating equipment and utensils — like adaptive cups or easy-grip silverware — for residents who need them, along with appropriate help at meals. · F-0810 |
| May 14, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 4).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2021
All citations: 9
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityCalifornia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.77
California average: 4.31
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.52
California average: 0.61
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.38
California average: 3.90
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | California avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.77 | 4.31 | 3.95 | top 19% in California; top 17% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.69 | top 43% in California; bottom 41% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.38 | 3.90 | 3.50 | top 18% in California; top 14% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.30 | 0.51 | 0.48 | bottom 35% in California; bottom 32% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 45.5 | 36.7 | 45.8 | bottom 24% in California; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 46.2 | 38.1 | 42.9 | bottom 33% in California; bottom 42% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.44, RN 0.49, weekend 4.08.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.44 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge, Timothy | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/22/2010 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/26/2008 |
| Castillo, Carly | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2024 |
| Castillo, Carly | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/08/2025 |
| Compass Health INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/19/2007 |
| Compass Health INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/21/2025 |
| Downey, Susan | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2019 |
| Downey, Susan | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/21/2025 |
| Hodge, Timothy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/23/2004 |
| Hodge, Timothy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/23/2004 |
| Hodge, Timothy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/23/2004 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2019 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/22/2010 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/22/2010 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/22/2010 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/14/2019 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/26/2008 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2019 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/13/2026 |
Showing 20 of 24 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 4 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Compass Health, INC. — 7 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- San Luis Transitional Care — San Luis Obispo, CA · overall 5/5
- Vineyard Hills Health Center — Templeton, CA · overall 5/5
- Arroyo Grande Care Center — Arroyo Grande, CA · overall 5/5
- Bayside Care Center — Morro Bay, CA · overall 5/5
- Coastal Oaks Special Care Center — Atascadero, CA · overall 5/5
- Mission View Health Center — San Luis Obispo, CA · overall 5/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How do you inspect and maintain essential equipment, and how quickly are repairs made?"
- "How do you identify and arrange specialized services for residents with mental health conditions or disabilities?"
- "How do you explain health changes and treatment options to residents and their families?"
- "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 46% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 24 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission View Health Center | 0.1 mi | San Luis Obispo, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| San Luis Transitional Care | 0.8 mi | San Luis Obispo, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Arroyo Grande Care Center | 11.0 mi | Arroyo Grande, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bayside Care Center | 12.2 mi | Morro Bay, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Coastal Oaks Special Care Center | 13.1 mi | Atascadero, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in San Luis Obispo, CA — 7 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Vineyard Hills Health Center — Templeton, CA · overall 5/5
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 056189.
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