Casa Dorinda
Santa Barbara, California · CCN 555023
17 surveys since 2011, 4 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 90
- Surveys
- 17
- Harm or worse
- 4
- Immediate jeopardy
- 0
Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 52
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Santa Barbara
- Medicare-certified since
- 1976
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 4
- Health inspection
- 4
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 5
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat fewer weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 71 not-for-profit facilities with fewer than 66 beds in California.
Last survey on record
Mar 6, 2026
248 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 2.15 | 4.85 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.86 | — |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $8,278 across 1 penalty
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G13.2% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D2374.2% | E516.1% | F26.5% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F8124×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F6583×
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F6562×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F7552×
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F7612×
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Casa Dorinda, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Nov 18, 2025
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow their policy and procedure and implement interventions of a fall care plan to ensure a bed alarm was turned on for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1) while Resident 1 was in bed.This facility failure resulted in Resident 1 getting out of bed, falling to the floor and sustaining an acute displaced right hip fracture (broken hip bone that moved so much a gap formed around the fracture).During a review of Resident 1's Face sheet, [undated], the Face sheet indicated, Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with the following diagnoses: Alzheimer's disease (brain disorder that causes memory loss, confusion, and other cognitive decline), unspecified dementia (loss of brain function), major depressive disorder… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF851Dec 5, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to run reports 1700D (employee report), 1702D (individual daily staffing report) and 1702S (staffing summary report) to ensure payroll-based journal (PBJ) data (a system for facilities to submit staffing information on a regular and frequent basis, ensuring accuracy) was received by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). This failure resulted in CMS not receiving registered nurse (RN) hours and licensed nursing coverage data for the month of June 2024. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 12, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure sanitary conditions were maintained in the food and nutrition services when: 1. The high temperature dish machine was not reaching proper wash, rinse and final rinse temperatures in order to effectively sanitize in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines. 2. The three compartment sink used to wash pots and pans was not implemented in an effective manner to properly wash and sanitize the foodservice equipment. 3. The tube to dispense sanitizer was located in the hand washing sink. These failures had the potential to result in cross contamination and food borne illness in a highly susceptible resident population in which the majority of residents were on oral diets. Cross Reference F801 Findings: 1. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 6, 2026
Based on observation, interview and Policy and Procedure (P/P) the facility failed to ensure food safety requirements was followed and implemented whenFailed to discard leftover in the itchen's walk-in-refrigerator.Take temperature of cold foods for lunch meal service to maintain potentially hazardous food and Time/ Temperature Control for Safety PHF/TCS foods at safe temperatures.Ensure kitchen staff during food preparation for meals served to residents wear appropriate beard restraints. Ensure safe food storage when documenting temperatures on the temperature monitoring log exceed 41 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and went unnoticed due to incorrect guidelines listed on the log.1.During a concurrent observation and interview on 3/3/26 at 11:00 a.m. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Dec 5, 2024
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to follow food safety requirements when: 1. Three (3) containers of prepared food were mislabeled as to date prepared of expiry date and is ante-dated (written date is one day after date of inspection) 2. One (1) of three (3) red buckets tested was below the recommended concentration of sanitizing solution. These failures has the potential for food borne illnesses affecting residents when safe refrigerated food are mislabelled, food has no use-by date, and sanitizing solutions are not safe when preparing foods. Findings: 1. During an observation on 12/02/24 at 11:36 a.m. at the kitchen freezer section, three stainless steel containers were identified. […]
Read 23 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 23 of 90 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Mar 6, 2026Standard7 findings
- Nov 18, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Dec 5, 2024Standard9 findings
- Nov 5, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Apr 12, 2024Complaint3 findings
- Oct 20, 2022Standard9 findings
- Jul 22, 2019Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Mar 14, 2019Standard6 findings
Show the 9 earlier surveys
- Apr 19, 2018Standard6 findings
- Apr 21, 2017Standard2 findings
- May 6, 2016Standard6 findings
- Apr 24, 2015Standard7 findings
- Apr 24, 2014Standard10 findings
- Apr 25, 2013—5 findings
- Apr 12, 2012—7 findings
- Nov 21, 2011—2 findings · 2 harm
- Feb 18, 2011—7 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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