Healthcare Center Of Orange County is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1975-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (714) 826-2330 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Healthcare Center Of Orange County holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 71.9/100, placing it #7397 of 14703 facilities nationally and #773 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Healthcare Center Of Orange County receives a reported average of 5 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 36 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 2 hours 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 22 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 1 minute per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 54.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $58,285. 22 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 132.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Healthcare Center Of Orange County ranks 7397th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 71.9/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 773rd out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Buena Park, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #770 nationally and RN hours rank #6,581 nationally (#380 in CA). Our composite quality score of 71.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Buena Park, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/buena-park/