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Heritage House-an Assisted Living Community
Santa Barbara · 0.3 mi from Buena Vista Care Center · Assisted living
Clear Rating 96 · Excellent5.0 (3) Google
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Price on requestNot published
Buena Vista Care Center
160 South Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 ·
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Monthly costPrice on requestMedicare or Medi-Cal often pays
Medicare rating2of 5 starsFrom Medicare
Safety, 5 years2serious citationsAll corrections confirmed15 inspections
Size150residentsLarge community
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Rooms, prices and how families pay
Medicare or Medi-Cal often pays
Buena Vista Care Center is a nursing home. Short stays after a hospital visit are often covered by Medicare; long stays often by Medi-Cal. Daily rates for private pay aren’t published.
Rating & safety How to read thisMedicare’s inspection categories. Serious problems put residents at risk of harm; lower-severity problems are about care quality or records. Both must be corrected.
Medicare’s rating, and what inspectors found
Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
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Medicare inspections, last 5 years
2Seriousmost serious categoryAll corrected
50Lower severityless serious categoryAll corrected
2 serious findings in five years. All recorded as corrected.
Serious and lower severity are federal inspection categories.
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Visits, newest first
2026
- 10 Apr 2026Annual surveyLower severity
10 findings, including: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected by 11 May 2026, per MedicareCorrection confirmed
- 14 Jan 2026Annual surveyLower severity
1 finding, including: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected by 23 Jan 2026, per MedicareCorrection confirmed
2025
- 20 Oct 2025Annual surveySerious
1 finding, including: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected by 15 Dec 2025, per MedicareCorrection confirmed
- 3 Oct 2025Annual surveySerious
2 findings, including: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected by 17 Dec 2025, per MedicareCorrection confirmed
- 20 Aug 2025Annual surveyLower severity
1 finding, including: Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected by 1 Sep 2025, per MedicareCorrection confirmed
Daily life Where this comes fromFrom the community’s own website. Not checked by the state.
From the community’s own website
Buena Vista Care Center hasn’t listed meals, activities or pets yet.
Location
Where it is, and how far it is from home
160 South Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111From the state license record.Get directions
Reviews
What families say. Separate from the state’s safety record.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
4.6★★★★★
30 Google reviews · as of 4 Nov 2026
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- ★★★★★
Buena vista care center had very supportive staff during my mother’s stay from the receptionist Dory M. Who greeted us warmly upon each arrival and answered questions and concerns with a smile to the administrator Cesar D. and other support staff who also had a comforting presence as well as ensured a safe and comfortable stay.
Aug 2026 · Google - ★★★★★
Dory!!! I absolutely love the charismatic energy and the amazing person she is at work. Every time I come in I’m greeted by her so quickly!!! She is my favorite receptionist 🙌😁Don’t get me started about Ana! I also see Ana at the desk and she is phenomenal, Dory and her and a real sunshine to my day!!
Aug 2026 · Google - ★★★★★
I spent six months at Buena Vista. I got to know many residents and families. The staff were kind and showed a great deal of compassion while caring for the residents. There were so many fun activities for the residents to participate in and seeing the joy created was a blessing.
Aug 2026 · Google - ★★★★★
Buena Vista Care Center is one of the best they stop is pretty good especially the young beautiful Lori and the front desk. She Is wonderful check all the residence especially in me and all this stuff is pretty good. The CNA is nurse I cannot thank you enough.
Jul 2026 · Google - ★★★★★
Dory is one of the best staff there so caring and friendly always making your family feel welcomed such a friendly face to see when visiting
Jul 2026 · Google
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License
From Medicare’s provider record
- Medicare ID
- CCN 555394
- Type
- Skilled nursing facility (Medicare certified)
- Capacity
- 150 beds