Nursing homes in Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California has 14 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,277 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 4.1 of 5 (the California average is 3.2), and 10 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 4.37 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 2 of the 14.
- Nursing homes
- 14
- Certified beds
- 1,277
- Average overall rating
- 4.1
- Certified beds in use
- 84.4%
All 14 homes
- 5 of 5 Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 120beds 74.4%in use 4.11nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce 110beds 90.5%in use 4.57nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF 95beds 91.9%in use 6.18nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Mission Park Healthcare Center 138beds 92.1%in use 4.77nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility 63beds 89.8%in use 4.38nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Californian 68beds 70.9%in use 4.36nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Valle Verde Health Facility 80beds 69.6%in use 4.79nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Villa Maria Post Acute 81beds 92.1%in use 4.37nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Casa Dorinda 52beds 69.0%in use 2.15nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Valley Oaks Post Acute 59beds 86.3%in use 4.31nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Atterdag Care Center 50beds 96.0%in use 4.85nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Channel Islands Post Acute 156beds 92.4%in use 4.10nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Buena Vista Care Center 150beds 80.2%in use 3.91nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Santa Maria Post Acute 55beds 86.5%in use 4.41nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Santa Barbara County, California?
CMS lists 14 certified nursing homes in Santa Barbara County, with 1,277 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Santa Barbara County have a 5-star overall rating?
8 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce, Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF, Mission Park Healthcare Center, Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility, The Californian, Valle Verde Health Facility, Villa Maria Post Acute.
How full are nursing homes in Santa Barbara County?
On an average day about 84.4% of certified beds are in use across homes in Santa Barbara County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in California