California

  • California’s nursing home ranking plunged to No. 22 overall, that’s down ten spots from its previous report card high.
  • The percentage of California nursing homes with one or more deficiencies ticked nearly 3 percent points higher since the last report card, dropping the measure to a failing grade for the first time.
  • California’s percentage of nursing homes with severe deficiencies increased a whopping 64 percent since our initial reports, nearly 1 in 5 nursing homes were cited for actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
  • While California’s direct care staffing hours remained relatively high at 2 hours and 41 minutes of care per resident daily, the percentage of facilities actually providing above average staffing levels told a very different story; the number of facilities with high levels dropped nearly 40 percent since the last report card.
  • A falling percentage of verified ombudsman complaints for the third consecutive report card netted the Golden State its first “A” grade in this quality measure.
  • California nursing home care ranked last in nursing home quality for the Pacific Region.
Criteria DATA GRADE RANK   PREVIOUS DATA PREVIOUS GRADE PREVIOUS RANK
Direct Care Staffing Above Average
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident
Facilities With Deficiencies
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies
Health Inspections Above Average
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident
Verified Ombudsman Complaints
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