Villa Maria Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Villa Maria Post Acute is a 81-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Maria, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 24.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Villa Maria Post Acute
425 East Barcellus AvenueSanta Maria, CA 93454
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 Villa Maria Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 198 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.66 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.37 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
24.2% of nursing staff at Villa Maria Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Villa Maria Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Villa Maria Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Santa Maria Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 31, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Villa Maria Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Valley Oaks Post Acute Santa Maria | 0.6 | 59 | 2.75 | 4.31 | — | 4 | None |
| Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Santa Maria | 1.2 | 95 | 3.19 | 6.18 | 16.0% | 5 | None |
| Santa Maria Post Acute Santa Maria | 1.2 | 55 | 2.73 | 4.41 | — | 2 | None |
| Arroyo Grande Care Center Arroyo Grande | 14.3 | 99 | 3.10 | 4.48 | 21.0% | 5 | None |
| Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lompoc | 21.1 | 120 | 2.31 | 4.11 | 32.4% | 4 | $4,893 |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce Lompoc | 21.9 | 110 | 2.42 | 4.57 | — | 5 | None |
| Mission View Health Center San Luis Obispo | 24.4 | 162 | 3.36 | 5.31 | 38.8% | 5 | None |
| San Luis Post Acute Center San Luis Obispo | 24.5 | 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.