Overview
Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Newhall. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 51% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2026, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $118,170 in the past three years.
Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center is a for-profit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 95 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $118,170
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.72 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.88 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.22 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1973
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes