Overview
Orchards Skilled Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Rancho Mission Viejo. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 88% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Orchards Skilled Nursing is a for-profit facility with 49 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2021. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.96 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.62 hrs
- Nurse aides2.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 13, 2021
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes