Nursing home
French Park Care Center
600 E Washington Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities) · 202 certified beds
French Park Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Santa Ana, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.69 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jul 23, 2025 cited 33 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How French Park Care Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.69 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.9% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 33.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at French Park Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 600 E Washington Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92701 - CMS certification #
- 555103
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 202
- Avg residents/day
- 183.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-12-27
- Chain
- David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of David & Frank Johnson
David & Frank Johnson operates 45 nursing facilities across the United States. View all David & Frank Johnson facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2019, 15 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What French Park Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Smoke-free.
non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 18, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Aug 4, 2026. 7 violations cited (3 serious, 4 other). Penalties: $12,270 proposed, $7,815 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bartlett Care Center, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5193(C)(1)(B). Penalty $700 proposed, $700 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5193(C)(2). Penalty $700 proposed, $700 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(G)(5). Penalty $560 proposed, $560 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(G)(6)(B). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 3577(E). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $270 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3578(G). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Jun 7, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jun 29, 2023. 8 violations cited (5 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $41,060 proposed, $14,115 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bartlett Care Center, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3576(A). Penalty $280 proposed, $280 now. To be fixed by Sep 25, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5162(D). Penalty $280 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 25, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3577(E). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $3,375 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3578(G). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $3,375 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 4300(A). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $3,375 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 4300(D). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $3,375 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $335 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2019. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Town & Country, Santa Ana. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Apex Home Health Care Services, Santa Ana. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Main Street Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Santa Ana, Santa Ana, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Tustin Dialysis, Santa Ana, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Tustin Ranch Dialysis, Tustin, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 111 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92701.
Apex Hospice Care, Inc, office in Santa Ana, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Green Meadows Hospice Care, office in Santa Ana, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Calstro Hospice Orange County, office in Tustin, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Uc Regents, Orange. 2.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is French Park Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives French Park Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is French Park Care Center staffed?
French Park Care Center reports 4.69 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has French Park Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 33 deficiencies.
How many beds does French Park Care Center have?
French Park Care Center is certified for 202 beds.