Quick answer: Nursing home neglect in Ventura County is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code 15610.57), serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages. Document what you see, request the chart, and call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free review. In Ventura County, 15 of the 19 skilled nursing facilities rate four or five stars overall. If you are choosing a home here, that is reassuring. But neglect happens to individuals, not averages, and even a well-rated county has a bottom tier and specific residents who are failed.
If your loved one was neglected in an Oxnard, Ventura, or Thousand Oaks nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free, confidential case review. We spent years defending nursing homes, so we know exactly how these cases are fought, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Nursing home records in Ventura County
Ventura County has 19 federally certified nursing facilities with 1,862 licensed beds. Since 1997, state inspectors have issued 226 citations against Ventura County facilities, including 3 class AA citations and 60 class A citations. Facilities in the county have been assessed $1,046,364 in state penalties over that period.
A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result.
5 of those enforcement actions were connected to a resident's death.
One Ventura County facility currently carries the federal abuse warning icon.
The county's facilities average 4.4 of 5 stars on the federal rating system. 1 of 19 facilities holds a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Ventura County facilities have been assessed $117,100 in federal fines.
The most cited nursing homes in Ventura County
- Victoria Care Center (34 citations)
- Santa Paula Post Acute Center (25 citations)
- Alta Healthcare Center of Camarillo (24 citations)
See every facility in the county, with its full record, in the nursing home directory.
Citation data covers July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024. Ratings and fines are current as of the CMS processing date shown above.
Why neglect can still happen at a well-rated Ventura County home
Neglect surfaces as specific injuries: bedsores, falls and fractures, dehydration and malnutrition, sepsis and infections, medication errors, and wandering and elopement. A strong star rating reflects a home's average across many residents and inspection cycles. It does not tell you whether your specific parent was repositioned, fed, hydrated, or supervised the way their care plan required.
In the CMS data, these are the county's nursing homes with the lowest overall CMS ratings. CMS gives Shoreline Care Center in Oxnard a 2 star overall rating and a 2 star health inspection rating, with a 4 star staffing rating. Its record also shows 3.93 nursing hours per resident per day and $28,248 in federal fines across 1 federal penalty. In Simi Valley, Simi Healthcare Center holds a 3 star overall rating and a 2 star health inspection rating, with a 2 star staffing rating. Its record also shows 4.58 nursing hours per resident per day and $8,446 in federal fines across 1 federal penalty. CMS gives Ojai Health & Rehabilitation in Ojai a 3 star overall rating and a 3 star health inspection rating, with a 2 star staffing rating. It carries 4.14 nursing hours per resident per day as well. Countywide, 1 of 19 homes hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Review each home's record in our Ventura County nursing home directory. For how California defines and proves neglect, see our California nursing home neglect page.
How Ventura County families can respond
Write down what you see, with dates and photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including care plans, weight logs, intake records, and repositioning sheets. File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health through Cal Health Find, or contact the Ventura County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (805) 656-1986, or the state crisis line at (800) 231-4024 after hours. If your loved one is in immediate danger, contact Ventura County Adult Protective Services or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
Not sure whether what happened crosses the line into neglect? A short, free call can tell you. Call (888) 999-0169.
Why work with us
Michael Young and Thomas Wallin spent years defending nursing homes before switching sides. They have since recovered millions of dollars for families in elder abuse cases across California. A facility with a strong rating will lead with it, and we know how to look past it to the records for the individual resident and the individual shift. As Ventura County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle neglect cases across Oxnard, Ventura, and the county and throughout California.
Talk to a Ventura County nursing home neglect lawyer today
Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We serve families throughout Ventura County and all of California, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Sources and authoritative references
- CMS Care Compare, the federal nursing home rating and inspection database: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find, to look up a facility or file a complaint: https://calhealthfind.cdph.ca.gov/
- California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15600.
- Neglect defined under California law, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.57: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.57.
Frequently asked questions
If Ventura County homes rate so well, why would I need a lawyer?
Because a rating is an average and neglect is individual. Even a four- or five-star home can fail one resident. If your loved one was harmed, the Elder Abuse Act protects them regardless of the facility's stars.
What counts as nursing home neglect in California?
Neglect is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe and healthy: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, mobility, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act, serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages where it was reckless.
What should I do first if I suspect neglect?
Document what you see, request the chart in writing, and get an independent medical evaluation. Then talk to a lawyer, because the records that prove neglect are easiest to obtain early.
How many nursing homes are in Ventura County?
Ventura County has 19 federally certified nursing facilities with 1,862 licensed beds. Every one of them is listed in our Ventura County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
Do Ventura County nursing homes have citations for neglect?
State inspectors have issued 226 citations against Ventura County nursing homes since 1997, across the full range of care failures rather than any single one. We do not publish a citation count by injury type, because the state does not categorize them that way. Check the specific home's own record instead. Every one of them is listed in our Ventura County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
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Disclaimer: facility ratings and staffing figures above are drawn from public CMS data (medicare.gov) as of the August 2026 processing date and are reported as published. They may not reflect the most current findings, and inclusion of any facility is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. This page is attorney advertising and not legal advice.