Nursing homeFAID #13596
Buena Vista Care Center
160 South Patterson Avenue, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93111
(805) 964-4871
150 licensed beds
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Bed capacity
150
State license
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CMS facility ID
555394
State
CA
Facility name
Buena Vista Care Center
Street address
160 South Patterson Avenue
City / state / ZIP
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111
Phone
(805) 964-4871
Website
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State license #
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About Buena Vista Care Center
Buena Vista Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Santa Barbara, California. It is licensed for 150 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).
It is one of 55 senior care facilities in Santa Barbara and 1,164 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
This listing was verified against federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records on August 26, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
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