Healthcare Center Of Orange County
9021 Knott Ave, Buena Park, CA 906207148262330Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 99Avg. daily residents: 92Chain: Crystal Solorzano (9 facilities)County: Orange
The complete public record on Healthcare Center Of Orange County, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Buena Park, California, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. California average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Healthcare Center Of Orange County holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $8,278 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Rating trajectory: overall rating declined from 2 stars (July 2026) to 1 stars (August 2026) across 2 monthly CMS releases tracked by ClearPath.
Staffing
5.34 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.52)
0.66 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.67)
5.11 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
22.7% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (36.7)
37.5% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
June 5, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
37 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (15.6)
33 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$8,278 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($24,666)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
60 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| June 25, 2026 | 0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| June 25, 2026 | 0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| June 25, 2026 | 0806 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as… Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.