Santa Maria Post Acute
Nursing home in Santa Maria, California, CMS certification number 055563
820 West Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93458 · Santa Barbara County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 55
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Santa Maria Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Maria Post Acute 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Santa Maria Post Acute 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
- 4.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.15
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.01
- Weekend total hours
- 4.04
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 6, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 21, 2024, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Santa Maria Post Acute in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 46.4 residents live here, about 84% of its 55 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 55
- Average residents per day
- 46.4
- Certified since
- February 1, 1971
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Santa Maria Post Acute
- Legal business name
- Santa Maria Post Acute, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Santa Maria Post Acute
- Villa Maria Post Acute425 East Barcellus Avenue, Santa Maria 93454
- Valley Oaks Post Acute830 East Chapel Street, Santa Maria 93454
- Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF1530 East Cypress Way, Santa Maria 93454
- Arroyo Grande Care Center1212 Farroll Avenue, Arroyo Grande 93420
- Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center1428 West North Avenue, Lompoc 93436
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Santa Maria Post Acute, 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 Santa Maria Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Maria Post Acute?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Maria Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Maria Post Acute?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Maria Post Acute?
Santa Maria Post Acute, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.