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San Luis Transitional Care
1575 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (opens Google Maps) · San Luis Obispo County · (805) 545-7575· 23 certified beds · avg 13 residents/day · certified since Mar 31, 1994 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. 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 Jul 31, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
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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 7 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman. F-0577
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
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
View all 7 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman. · F-0577 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 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 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 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 |
| Jul 31, 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 |
| Jul 31, 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 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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 |
| Oct 2, 2019 | 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 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 5).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2019
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 1 | 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: Not reported
California average: 4.31
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: Not reported
California average: 0.61
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: Not reported
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) | — | 4.31 | 3.95 | — |
| Registered Nurse hours | — | 0.61 | 0.69 | — |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | — | 3.90 | 3.50 | — |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | — | 0.51 | 0.48 | — |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.5 | 36.7 | 45.8 | bottom 29% in California; top 46% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 28.6 | 38.1 | 42.9 | top 33% in California; top 26% 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 —, RN —, weekend —.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (— here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
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 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
No verified facility-specific private-pay price is available in our data for San Luis Transitional Care. CMS inspection and staffing records do not tell us what this home will charge you.
Calculate a stay from a quote you receive
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Before you compare prices
- Request the room type, effective date and itemized daily rate in writing.
- Ask about therapy, medicines, supplies, care-level charges, deposits, refunds and annual increases.
- Confirm insurance or Medicaid eligibility and bed availability directly; certification alone does not guarantee either.
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doria, Jack | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Hodge, Timothy | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Moya, Marie | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/22/2010 |
| Compass Health INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1999 |
| Compass Health INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/21/2025 |
| Doria, Jack | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Doria, Jack | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2025 |
| Grossman, Stephen | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2022 |
| Grossman, Stephen | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/19/2025 |
| 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 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 |
| Smith, Darren | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2019 |
Showing 20 of 23 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 3 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.
- 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
- San Luis Post Acute 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.
- "Where do you post your latest state inspection results and the ombudsman's contact information?"
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "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?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
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 44% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Post Acute Center | 0.8 mi | San Luis Obispo, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Mission View Health Center | 0.8 mi | San Luis Obispo, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bayside Care Center | 11.4 mi | Morro Bay, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Arroyo Grande Care Center | 11.7 mi | Arroyo Grande, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Coastal Oaks Special Care Center | 12.6 mi | Atascadero, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Vineyard Hills Health Center | 19.7 mi | Templeton, CA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 555592.
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