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Mission Park Healthcare Center

623 West Junipero Street, Santa Barbara, CA 931058056827443Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 138Avg. daily residents: 127County: Santa Barbara

The complete public record on Mission Park Healthcare Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Santa Barbara, 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.
Mission Park Healthcare Center holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 42% is well above the California average of 37%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. 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.

Staffing

4.77 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.52)
0.27 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.67)
4.25 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
42.5% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (36.7)
60.0% 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

December 11, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
2 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (15.6)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

14 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
December 11, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 11, 20240755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 25, 20240553Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 25, 20240655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 14, 20240609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 18, 20240684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 2, 20240658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 29, 20230655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 18, 20230689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · 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.