Data study 1
California Nursing Home Citations: The 2026 Enforcement Report
An analysis of 58,141 health-deficiency citations across California's 1,165 nursing homes—severity, abuse and neglect, complaints, and $28.7M in fines.
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Independent, citable analysis of every public CMS nursing-home record in California — citations and severity, abuse and neglect, county patterns, nurse staffing, ownership, chains and federal fines. Every figure is reproducible from the public datasets.
Data study 2
The California Nursing Home Risk Map
Which California counties have the most-cited nursing homes. Citations per home by county, from Orange and Kern to Los Angeles—and the safest counties.
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Understaffed & Overrated: Nurse Staffing and Citations in California
How nurse staffing hours and staff turnover track with California nursing home citations—the best-staffed quartile records about 30% fewer citations.
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Follow the Money: Fines, Chains and the For-Profit Gap
87% of California nursing homes are for-profit, averaging 68% more citations. Ownership, chains, repeat offenders and $28.7M in federal fines.
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California Nursing Home Statistics 2026
Thirty-plus sourced, citable statistics on California nursing homes — citations, severity, abuse and neglect, staffing, ownership and fines. Free to reuse with attribution.
Read the study →How to cite. NursingHomesCA.com, California Nursing Home Data Studies, based on CMS Provider Data (processing date August 1, 2026). Free to reuse with attribution. Media enquiries: info@nursinghomesca.com or via the contact form.