Buena Vista Care Center
Nursing home in Santa Barbara, CA
Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)
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Public-record details
- Address
- 160 South Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 964-4871
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 555394
- Overall star rating
- 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 121
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Covenant Care California, LLC
- Chain
- Covenant Care (7 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Nov 20, 1989
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 10, 2026. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 3, 2022 to Apr 10, 2026): 14 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 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… | D |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | G |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| May 2, 2025 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $32,263 in the last three years.
| Oct 3, 2025 | Fine: $32,263 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.89 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.55 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.36 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.47 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 49%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 67%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 2
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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