Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility is a 63-bed nonprofit nursing home in Santa Barbara, California, part of Covenant Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 34.8% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility
2566 Treasure DriveSanta Barbara, CA 93105
Santa Barbara County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 149 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.16 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.38 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.92 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
34.8% of nursing staff at Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Covenant Living, 15 homes
- Legal name: Covenant Living West
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 21, 2000
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mission Park Healthcare Center Santa Barbara | 0.2 | 138 | 3.10 | 4.77 | 42.5% | 5 | None |
| The Californian Santa Barbara | 0.6 | 68 | 2.71 | 4.36 | 60.0% | 5 | None |
| Valle Verde Health Facility Santa Barbara | 1.2 | 80 | 2.60 | 4.79 | 25.7% | 5 | None |
| Channel Islands Post Acute Santa Barbara | 1.4 | 156 | 2.29 | 4.10 | — | 3 | None |
| Buena Vista Care Center Santa Barbara | 4.6 | 150 | 2.36 | 3.91 | 47.6% | 2 | None |
| Casa Dorinda Santa Barbara | 5.1 | 52 | 0.00 | 2.15 | — | 4 | $8,278 |
| Atterdag Care Center Solvang · many days without an RN | 26.1 | 50 | 3.48 | 4.85 | 19.6% | 3 | None |
| Community Memorial Continuing Care Center Ojai | 26.8 | 75 | 3.01 | 5.23 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.