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The Californian

2225 De La Vina Street, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93105

(805) 682-1355

68 licensed beds

CMS rates The Californian 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 22 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

055684

Care type

Nursing home

County

Santa Barbara

Facility name

The Californian

Street address

2225 De La Vina Street

City / state / ZIP

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Phone

(805) 682-1355

About this facility — The Californian

The Californian is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Santa Barbara, California. It is licensed for 68 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 55 senior care facilities in Santa Barbara and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Californian 22 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Anderson, Haley

Direct owner · Officer — 100% stake — since 2013

Lopez, Edgar

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

White, Anne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-03-08

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-08-20

Nurse staffing

4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$567 per day (≈ $17,240/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

53% Medicaid · 32% Medicare · 15% private/other

Occupancy

65% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-08-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-09-03

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2026-09-03

F-0801

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2026-09-04

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-09-03

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-09-03

2025-03-28Health inspection4 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-03-28

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-04-01

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-03-28

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-28

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)

2024-01-12Health inspection8 citations

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-01-19

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-01-19

2026-08-20Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0325

D · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2026-08-28

2025-03-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-21

K-0352

F · No harm found

Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-10

2024-01-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-01-18

K-0342

D · No harm found

Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.

Corrected 2024-01-18

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 055684.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in California.

Inspection citations, 3 years

Among the fewest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 65

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.3

Higher than 52% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

60%

Higher than 97% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 7 and worse on 9. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	25.5%	10.2%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	0.0%	4.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.6%	0.7%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.7%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	7.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	5.8%	1.6%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.4%	98.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	32.2%	8.9%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.3%	13.7%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.1%	4.3%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	21.8%	9.8%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	28.8%	12.3%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.44	2.21	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.37	1.50	1.69	Near state average

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.2%	94.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	3.2%	1.3%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	87.8%	93.1%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	20.0%	22.6%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	12.4%	11.1%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
K-0324 2 inspections. Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in California

Licensing: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification
File a complaint: 844-538-8766 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-231-4024. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 833-401-0832. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, about 5.1 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai, about 26 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Oak Cottage Operator, Santa Barbara, about 0.4 miles. 15 state visits on record.
Villa Rose, Santa Barbara, about 0.4 miles. 8 state visits on record.
Mental Health Association In Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara, about 0.4 miles. 9 state visits on record.
Pacifica Senior Living Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, about 0.4 miles. 29 state visits on record.
Villa Bella, Santa Barbara, about 0.4 miles. 29 state visits on record.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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