Santa Maria Post Acute
Santa Maria Post Acute – Medicare Certified Since 1971
Santa Maria Post Acute is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located in Santa Maria, California. This facility has been serving the community for 55 years. A Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation services, and assistance with activities of daily living for patients who need skilled nursing or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.
This facility has 55 certified beds with a current occupancy rate of 92% (averaging 51 residents per day), which is high. Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing care for patients who need rehabilitation services after a hospital stay or ongoing care for chronic conditions. Services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and assistance with daily activities.
Staffing Levels: Based on CMS payroll data, this facility provides approximately 4.3 hours of total nursing care per resident per day (2.6 hours from CNAs, 1.27 hours from LPNs, 0.43 hours from RNs). Physical therapy staffing is 0.03 hours per resident per day. This staffing level meets research-recommended quality thresholds.
Medicare Quality Ratings: According to CMS, Santa Maria Post Acute has an overall quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars, which is average compared to other nursing homes nationwide. Individual category ratings are: health inspection: 3 stars, staffing: 2 stars, quality measures: 4 stars.
Medicare Coverage: Medicare covers skilled nursing facility care for up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay of at least 3 days. Days 1-20 are fully covered by Medicare, days 21-100 require a daily coinsurance payment. Many residents also use Medicaid, private insurance, or pay privately for long-term stays.
Questions to Ask: When visiting a nursing home, ask about: staff-to-resident ratios and RN coverage around the clock, how they handle medical emergencies, activities and therapy programs, how they communicate with families, their approach to falls prevention, and policies for managing resident complaints.
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Local Comparison Snapshot
How Santa Maria Post Acute compares to 14 facilities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
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Data from CMS Medicare Compare and Payroll-Based Journal. Area averages based on 14 facilities in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
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Medicare Star Ratings
Official CMS ratings based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Data as of December 2025
Star Ratings History
Quarterly performance from 2013-2026
How Does This Facility Compare?
Compared to 14 other nursing homes in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
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Staffing Hours per Resident Day
Staffing data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Higher hours generally indicate more direct care time.
Staff Turnover Rate
Lower turnover rates generally indicate a more stable workforce and better continuity of care.
Agency/Contract Staff Usage
Lower agency usage often indicates better staff retention. High agency rates (>30%) may suggest staffing challenges.
Agency Staff Trends
Historical agency/contract staff usage by role
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). Agency % = contractor hours / total hours.
Direct Care Staffing
Average minutes of direct nursing care per resident per day
Data as of December 2025
Staffing Trends
Direct care minutes per resident per day
Occupancy Rate History
Average daily residents as a percentage of certified beds
Data from CMS Provider Info files. Occupancy = Average Residents per Day / Certified Beds.
Staff Turnover History
Annual percentage of nursing staff who left the facility
Data as of December 2025
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Turnover = staff who left during the year / total staff.
Average Daily Rate
Average daily charge for care at this facility
Based on CMS Cost Report data (inpatient revenue ÷ total patient days)
Data Source: Financial data from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports. Data typically lags 1-2 years. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for financial or care decisions. CareListings does not guarantee accuracy.
Financial Health
Comprehensive financial indicators from CMS Cost Reports
Data from fiscal year 2023 (most recent available - cost report data lags ~2 years)
Staff Investment: Higher spending per resident often correlates with better care quality.
Payer Mix: Shows revenue sources. Higher Medicare % typically means more post-acute/rehab care; higher Medicaid % indicates more long-term care residents.
Nonprofit/Government: May operate with lower margins while still providing quality care due to community mission.
Data Source: All financial data on this page comes from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports submitted by the facility to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any financial or care decisions. Cost report data typically lags 1-2 years. CareListings does not guarantee the accuracy of this data.
Who Stays Here
Breakdown of residents by payment type
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Average Length of Stay
How long residents typically stay at this facility
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Services
Comprehensive skilled nursing services, rehabilitation programs, and medical care in SANTA MARIA
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Reviews
After Mom’s 2 week hospital stay at Marian Medical (not good) pending additional caring at a nursing facility, Santa Maria Post and Acute was accepted. Santa Maria Post and Acute is a longtime nursing facility for 60 plus years here in Santa Maria, California. This being my first time stressing where Mom would be receiving extended nursing care. I was immediately welcomed by Antonette for my Mom’s care. She explained the nursing care facility, comforting me Mom’s best care. Every question was thoroughly answered by the assistance of Antonette, from medications (Monica) to speech therapy, thank you! The SMPA Staff of Professionals from admitting, nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, activity coordinator, food service team all giving outstanding hands on care to every patient! Yesterday I was able to spend time with Mom with her activities, lunch, and her PT, thank you Jerome and Raymond. Also meeting 2 other kind and friendly patients, Barry and Momma Anne at lunch. They both reassuring me as patients at SMPA giving them a very caring second home🙏🏻 To spend this very important time there as a daughter, and to see the interaction of staffing to patients at SMPA, I highly recommend this remarkable nursing facility to any family, guaranteeing your assurance! Antonette, Raymond, Jerome, Sara, Annabel, Monica, thank you for your trusting, caring professional patient services!
My husband was at Santa Maria Post Acute for 3 weeks, & I was very impressed with the facility. It was still undergoing renovations, but it was clean & pleasant. The staff was very nice & helpful; they took good care of him & of me as a frequent visitor. Everyone was very professional and very kind. They were so good about trying to meet his needs. I would use the facility again if my husband or I ever needed it. Caroline C.
Our mother (95) has been at this facility for about six years. She has received just the best care we could hope for and she hasn’t always been the most cooperative resident! We get good communication from staff whenever there is an issue and the facility offers quarterly patient care meetings that we try to take advantage of. They also offer a phone-in meeting for those times when we can’t get to Santa Maria. Though the entire staff is wonderful, we would like to give a special shout out to Denny, Sam and Annabel; they are always gracious and helpful. We are pleased that the facility remains privately owned and we are encouraged by the improvements we have seen and have heard will be implemented. While I sometimes deplore that there are no individual phone numbers or emails for staff members, we really appreciate the fact that the phone is always answered by a real person. If whomever we are trying to reach is not available, they are always prompt to call back. We cannot express enough how pleased we are with our mothers care. The family of Mary Louise (Peggy) Kinnaird
My mother in law has been here for over two weeks. Though she’s a pill, the staff has been so tolerant and kind to her. I’m so thankful for all that they do. They keep the place very clean and they keep my mother in law safe. I’m so happy she is here.
Santa Maria Post Acute is a very special Facility. You can feel the warm and comforting atmosphere when you enter. Just like smell of an apple pie baking in the oven. It is a very homelike setting and the staff are so caring and kind. It is quite obvious they definitely care for the residents and their other co-workers as though they were family. I would definitely recommend this facility.
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