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Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria

1220 Suey Road, Santa Maria, CA, 93454

Residential care home for the elderly330 licensed beds1 citation on recordHospice waiver
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Has this facility been cited?

Yes. State records show 1 Type B citation against Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria in Santa Maria, California, arising from complaint investigations. Of 8 complaint allegations investigated, 3 were substantiated. State licensing has visited 15 times, most recently on 9/17/2025.

330licensed beds
0Type A citations, from complaints
1Type B citations, from complaints
3 / 8allegations substantiated
15visits on record
On the licence

What this home is licensed to accept

Limits the state set on the licence — not services the operator advertises.

Non-ambulatory · up to 330Bedridden · up to 20Hospice waiverAge 60 and over

AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. APPROVED FOR 330 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 20 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER APPROVED FOR 20 RESIDENTS.

Inspection history

How often has the state visited, and what did it find?

California reports these categories separately. They are reproduced separately and never added together, because the state’s own headline figure counts complaint investigations only.

Complaint investigationsWhere the state's headline citation figure comes from6 visits · 1 B
Routine inspectionsScheduled licensing visits4 visits · no citations
Other visitsFollow-ups, incident visits and case management5 visits · 1 A
Complaints

What did complaint investigations find?

SubstantiatedInvestigators found the allegation to be true3
InconclusiveNot enough evidence either way0
UnsubstantiatedEvidence did not support the allegation5
UnfoundedDetermined not to have happened0
On file

Reports held by the state

14 reports, newest first. Each one opens in full — the inspector’s own account of the visit, not our summary of it.

Facility Evaluation Report09/17/2025
Complaint Investigation Report09/10/2025
Complaint Investigation Report05/07/2025
Facility Evaluation Report09/05/2024
Facility Evaluation Report08/27/2024
Complaint Investigation Report01/25/2024
Facility Evaluation Report11/13/2023
Facility Evaluation Report10/04/2023
Facility Evaluation Report08/23/2023
Complaint Investigation Report08/22/2023
Facility Evaluation Report08/22/2023
Facility Evaluation Report08/24/2022
Complaint Investigation Report05/12/2022
Facility Evaluation Report08/26/2021
Nearby

Other licensed providers within six miles

Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.

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Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing — facility transparency record. Retrieved 2026-08-20. Facility number 425850140.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction