3042 Augusta St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
San Luis Post Acute Center
San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About San Luis Post Acute Center
San Luis Post Acute Center is a for profit - corporation nursing home in San Luis Obispo, CA with 162 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
162 residents
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
3033 Augusta Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 26 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the California average.
Medicare has not fined San Luis Post Acute Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 26 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 29 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 46%Above the California average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
8 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 16, 2026 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 30, 2026
November 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 14, 2025
March 13, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Apr 3, 2025Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 3, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 3, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 3, 2025
January 18, 2024 · Standard inspection · 2 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 18, 2024Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 18, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Compass Health Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 162
- Average residents per day
- 88
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- February 29, 1972
- Part of a chain
- Compass Health, Inc., 7 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 056189
Location
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3033 Augusta StreetSan Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Questions about San Luis Post Acute Center
How did San Luis Post Acute Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on July 16, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at San Luis Post Acute Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 26 minutes with each resident per day, including 29 minutes from registered nurses. 46% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has San Luis Post Acute Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against San Luis Post Acute Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.