Nursing homes › California › Villa Maria Post Acute
425 East Barcellus Avenue, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · (805) 922-3558 · 81 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 5/5; median among 1,154 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with The Ensign Group, a group operating 342 facilities in 17 states. Group record: average rating 3.2/5, 33 abuse citation icons, 6 facilities on the Special Focus list, $7,057,363 in federal fines. This facility rates above its group average (3.2/5).
Total nurse staffing: 4.37 (California median: 4.24). RN hours: 0.47. Weekend total: 3.87. Nursing staff turnover: 24%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 24 deficiency citations. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-15 |
| 2025-07-25 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-15 |
| 2025-07-25 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-15 |
| 2025-07-25 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Health | corrected 2025-08-15 |
| 2024-10-22 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-11-25 |
| 2024-06-06 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | 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 | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-06-06 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-29 |
| 2024-01-09 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-01-23 |
| 2023-06-22 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2023-07-21 |
| 2023-06-22 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
| 2023-06-22 | 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2023-07-22 |
No federal fines or payment denials in this downloaded dataset.
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLITS, ADAM | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/15/2019 |
| BURNAM, SOON | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/15/2019 |
| CULLIFER, JARED | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| KEETCH, CHAD | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2011 |
| SATO, AMI | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/09/2024 |
| COOLEY, TIMOTHY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2019 |
| GONZALES, ARLENE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/30/2019 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Villa Maria Post Acute — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 055830), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/villa-maria-post-acute-santa-maria-ca/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 055830. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.