The Californian

2225 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (opens Google Maps) · Santa Barbara County · (805) 682-1355· 68 certified beds · avg 48 residents/day · certified since Mar 8, 1967 · 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 →

5/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

inspected Mar 28, 2025

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

5.06

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

Mar 28, 2025D · 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
Mar 28, 2025D · 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
Mar 28, 2025D · 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

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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
Mar 28, 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. · F-0656
Mar 28, 2025	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
Mar 28, 2025	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
Mar 28, 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
Jan 12, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. · F-0640
Jan 12, 2024	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
Jan 12, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755
Jan 12, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756
Jan 12, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759
Jan 12, 2024	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
Jan 12, 2024	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
Jan 12, 2024	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842
Jul 22, 2022	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758
Jul 22, 2022	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 22, 2022	D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (8 → 4).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

All citationsSerious citations (G–L)

2022

2024

2025

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2022	3	D
2024	8	D
2025	4	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)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01

This facilityCalifornia averageU.S. average

Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)

5.06

4.31

3.95

Registered Nurse hours

0.59

0.61

0.69

Weekend total nurse staffing

4.31

3.90

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)	5.06	4.31	3.95	top 14% in California; top 12% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.59	0.61	0.69	top 34% in California; top 50% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	4.31	3.90	3.50	top 20% in California; top 15% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.30	0.51	0.48	bottom 34% in California; bottom 32% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	60.0	36.7	45.8	bottom 3% in California; bottom 17% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	57.1	38.1	42.9	bottom 18% in California; bottom 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 4.36, RN 0.51, weekend 3.71.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.36 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · 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
Anderson, Haley	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	06/01/2013
Anderson, Haley	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	06/01/2013
Lopez, Edgar	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/17/2012
Lopez, Edgar	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/17/2012
White, Anne	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/25/2022
White, Anne	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	08/25/2022

All 6 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Questions to ask on your visit

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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?"
"Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
"How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"

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 60% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
"Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection
Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility	0.6 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★★★★	5/5
Mission Park Healthcare Center	0.6 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★★★★	5/5
Valle Verde Health Facility	1.8 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★★★★	4/5
Channel Islands Post Acute	1.9 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★★☆☆	4/5
Casa Dorinda	4.6 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★★★☆	4/5
Buena Vista Care Center	5.1 mi	Santa Barbara, CA	★★☆☆☆	2/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Santa Barbara, CA — 14 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

Valley Oaks Post Acute — Santa Maria, CA · overall 4/5
Villa Maria Post Acute — Santa Maria, CA · overall 5/5
Atterdag Care Center — Solvang, CA · overall 3/5
Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — Lompoc, CA · overall 4/5

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

All facilities in Santa Barbara →

Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 055684.

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Visit checklist — The Californian

2225 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · (805) 682-1355

Health inspection rating 5/5 · CMS overall 5/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
☐ "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
☐ "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
☐ "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
☐ "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 60% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
☐ "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 055684 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)