Santa Barbara County, California
County inventory for Santa Barbara County, California is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Santa Barbara County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 14 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-SANTA-BARBARA-CALIFORNIA · Santa Barbara, CA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 14 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,277 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.1★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-HIGH #203/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Adams
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 14/14 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Adams County, CO (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Santa Barbara County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Santa Barbara County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 14 nursing homes and 1,277 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.1/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 California medians: assisted living $7,000/mo, semi-private nursing $12,167/mo, private nursing $15,178/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,037/mo. Local Santa Barbara providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 7 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (36% of 14 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Atterdag Care Center, Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce, Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Santa Barbara, CA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Santa Barbara County
14 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atterdag Care Center | Solvang | 5/5 | 50 | Non profit - Other |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce | Lompoc | 5/5 | 110 | For profit - Individual |
| Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF | Santa Maria | 5/5 | 95 | Non profit - Other |
| Mission Park Healthcare Center | Santa Barbara | 5/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Californian | Santa Barbara | 5/5 | 68 | For profit - Corporation |
| Valle Verde Health Facility | Santa Barbara | 5/5 | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Villa Maria Post Acute | Santa Maria | 5/5 | 81 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Channel Islands Post Acute | Santa Barbara | 4/5 | 156 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Lompoc | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility | Santa Barbara | 4/5 | 63 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Casa Dorinda | Santa Barbara | 3/5 | 52 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Santa Maria Post Acute | Santa Maria | 3/5 | 55 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley Oaks Post Acute | Santa Maria | 3/5 | 59 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Buena Vista Care Center | Santa Barbara | 2/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Santa Barbara County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Home Health | Santa Barbara | 4.5 |
| Superior Home Health | Lompoc | 4.5 |
| Dignity Health Home Health | Santa Maria | 4.0 |
| Vna Health | Santa Barbara | 4.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Santa Barbara County, CA, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the California overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (14 here).
Continue on the California elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are California state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Santa Barbara County.