Santa Maria Post Acute
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-02-01, Santa Maria Post Acute is a 55-bed nursing home in Santa Maria, California, averaging 47.6 residents a day.
Has Santa Maria Post Acute been cited for violations?
CMS lists 52 health-inspection deficiencies for Santa Maria Post Acute since 2019-05-23, 30 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-30.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | F0658, F0689 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2026-05-01 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2026-04-14 | F0610, F0684 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2026-04-01 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2025-03-11 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D |
| 2025-02-19 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-01-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-12-03 | F0550, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2024-11-21 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-11-21 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E |
| 2024-11-21 | F0552, F0577, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0755, F0756, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0880, F0921 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2024-08-22 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-04-19 | F0836 | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-04-10 | F0604 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D |
| 2024-02-13 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D |
| 2024-01-25 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| 2022-08-18 | F0656, F0759, F0812, F0880, F0886 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | E |
| 2022-08-18 | F0655, F0657, F0755, F0761, F0825, F0883 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2019-05-23 | F0812, F0880 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2019-05-23 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E |
| 2019-05-23 | F0577, F0578, F0689, F0695, F0741, F0758, F0825, F0842 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. / 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. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
How is Santa Maria Post Acute staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.40842 | 4.51570 |
| Average number of residents per day | 47.6 | 87.9 |
Who owns Santa Maria Post Acute?
Santa Maria Post Acute is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SANTA MARIA POST ACUTE, LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MAYER, HELENE, TANNER, BRYAN | since 12/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MAYER PP ASSOCIATES, LLC, ZERMATT U.S. HEALTH SERVICES, LLC, TANNER, BRYAN | since 12/01/2019 |
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