Plaza Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Santa Ana, California, CMS certification number 055206
1209 Hemlock Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 · Orange County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 145
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 27
- Fines in 3 years
- $57,645 (1)
Does Plaza Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Plaza Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Plaza Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.32
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.67
- Weekend total hours
- 3.88
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 6, 2026 and cited 27 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 16, 2025, found 18.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Plaza Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Plaza Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $57,645 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 136.7 residents live here, about 94% of its 145 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 145
- Average residents per day
- 136.7
- Certified since
- August 1, 1979
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Plaza Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Santa Ana Healthcare & Wellness Centre LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 40 homes nationally under Corporate Interface Services, 2.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Plaza Healthcare Center
- South Coast Post Acute1030 W Warner Ave, Santa Ana 92707
- South Coast Global Medical Center D/P SNF2701 South Bristol Street, Santa Ana 92704
- Fountain Valley Post Acute11680 Warner Avenue, Fountain Valley 92708
- Foothill Regional Medical Center D/P SNF14662 Newport Avenue, Tustin 92780
- French Park Care Center600 E Washington Avenue, Santa Ana 92701
See also all nursing homes in Santa Ana.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 8 in Santa Ana, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Plaza Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Plaza Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Plaza Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Plaza Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Plaza Healthcare Center?
27 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Plaza Healthcare Center?
Santa Ana Healthcare & Wellness Centre LP, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.