Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Costa Mesa, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Costa Mesa
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Costa Mesa has a total of 188 active skilled nursing facilities and 19,908 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Costa Mesa of 113,003, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.68 persons in Costa Mesa. There were 17,256 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 86.68 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Costa Mesa has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Costa Mesa and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.55	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.61	2.59 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.39	1.23 / 0.88
All Staff	4.55	4.42 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for California.

COVID-19 Infections in Costa Mesa Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Costa Mesa there were a total of 12 new cases and 12 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Costa Mesa

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Costa Mesa Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Costa Mesa, CA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Costa Mesa

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Costa Mesa based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Long Beach Post Acute 1201 WALNUT AVENUE LONG BEACH, CA	64.67
Park Regency Care Center 1770 W. LA HABRA BLVD. LA HABRA, CA	48.00
St. Catherine Healthcare 245 E WILSHIRE AVENUE FULLERTON, CA	48.67
Beach Creek Post-Acute 645 SOUTH BEACH BLVD. ANAHEIM, CA	61.33
South Coast Global Medical Center D/p Snf 2701 SOUTH BRISTOL STREET SANTA ANA, CA	46.67
Rowntree Gardens 12151 DALE AVENUE STANTON, CA	56.00
Riverside Heights Healthcare Center, LLC 8951 GRANITE HILL DRIVE RIVERSIDE, CA	29.33
Buena Vista Care Center 1440 S EUCLID AVENUE ANAHEIM, CA	62.67
Presbyterian Intercomm Hosp Dp/snf 12401 WASHINGTON BLVD. WHITTIER, CA	36.00
Garden Grove Post Acute 12882 SHACKELFORD LANE GARDEN GROVE, CA	62.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Costa Mesa based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Advanced Rehab Center of Tustin 2210 E. FIRST STREET SANTA ANA, CA	207.33 /
Lakewood Healthcare Center 12023 LAKEWOOD BLVD. DOWNEY, CA	209.33
University Park Healthcare Center 230 E ADAMS BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA	372.17 /
Sunny Hills Post Acute 12200 LA MIRADA BLVD. LA MIRADA, CA	214.33
Avalon Villa Care Center 12029 AVALON BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA	170.00 /
Sunset Villa Post Acute 3232 E. ARTESIA BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA	496.17
The Hills Post Acute 1800 OLD TUSTIN AVENUE SANTA ANA, CA	209.33
Laguna Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center 24452 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE LAGUNA HILLS, CA	194.67
Vernon Healthcare Center 1037 W. VERNON AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CA	255.67 /
View Park Convalescent Center 3737 DON FELIPE DRIVE LOS ANGELES, CA	163.33

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