PLAZA HEALTHCARE CENTER

Plaza Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing facility located at 1209 Hemlock Way in Santa Ana, California 92707, within Orange County. The facility operates with 145 certified beds and is organized under a for-profit limited liability company ownership structure. It is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 representing the highest performance. Plaza Healthcare Center holds an overall CMS star rating of 1, which is below the national average of 3.0 stars. This overall rating is derived from three component ratings. The health inspection rating, based on findings from state and federal inspection surveys, is 1 star. The staffing rating, which reflects nurse and aide staffing levels relative to resident census, is also 1 star. The quality measure rating, which reflects clinical outcome data across multiple care indicators, is 1 star. All three component areas fall below the national average, indicating performance that CMS data places in the lowest tier across each measured domain. Plaza Healthcare Center is certified to participate in both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Medicare is a federal health insurance program that covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to coverage limits and cost-sharing requirements. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that may cover longer-term nursing facility care for individuals who meet financial and clinical eligibility criteria. Prospective residents and their families are advised to contact the facility directly at (714) 546-1966 to confirm current bed availability and to discuss specific coverage and payment arrangements. When compared to national benchmarks, Plaza Healthcare Center's CMS ratings across all four categories, overall, health inspection, staffing, and quality measures, fall below the national average of 3.0 stars. This places the facility among those receiving the lowest tier of ratings under the CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System. The CMS rating system is intended to give consumers a starting point for evaluating nursing facility performance, though ratings reflect a snapshot of data collected during specific reporting periods and do not capture all aspects of care. Individuals seeking placement are encouraged to review the full CMS Nursing Home Compare profile and to conduct in-person visits when evaluating options in the Santa Ana area.