Santa Maria Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Santa Maria Post Acute is a 55-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Maria, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65.
Santa Maria Post Acute
820 West Cook StreetSanta Maria, CA 93458
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 Santa Maria Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.73 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 130 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.76 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Santa Maria Post Acute in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 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. Santa Maria Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Santa Maria Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Santa Maria Post Acute, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Santa Maria Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Villa Maria Post Acute Santa Maria | 1.2 | 81 | 2.66 | 4.37 | 24.2% | 5 | None |
| Valley Oaks Post Acute Santa Maria | 1.7 | 59 | 2.75 | 4.31 | — | 4 | None |
| Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Santa Maria | 2.3 | 95 | 3.19 | 6.18 | 16.0% | 5 | None |
| Arroyo Grande Care Center Arroyo Grande | 14.0 | 99 | 3.10 | 4.48 | 21.0% | 5 | None |
| Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lompoc | 20.5 | 120 | 2.31 | 4.11 | 32.4% | 4 | $4,893 |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce Lompoc | 21.3 | 110 | 2.42 | 4.57 | — | 5 | None |
| Mission View Health Center San Luis Obispo | 24.3 | 162 | 3.36 | 5.31 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| San Luis Post Acute Center San Luis Obispo | 24.4 | 162 | 2.95 | 4.44 | 45.5% | 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.