Nursing home
Pelican Ridge Post Acute
466 Flagship Road, Newport Beach, CA 92663 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities) · 167 certified beds
Pelican Ridge Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newport Beach, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.90 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Aug 19, 2025 cited 39 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pelican Ridge Post Acute 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) | 3.90 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 39.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 16, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 30, 2026
What inspectors found at Pelican Ridge Post Acute
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 3, 2026 · 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 · Oct 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 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
- 466 Flagship Road
Newport Beach, CA 92663 - CMS certification #
- 055121
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 167
- Avg residents/day
- 142.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-05-01
- 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 →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pelican Ridge Post Acute 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 19, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jan 23, 2019. 5 violations cited (5 other). Penalties: $2,945 proposed, $2,945 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as SSC Newport Beach Operating Company LP. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(B)(1). Penalty $375 proposed, $375 now. To be fixed by Dec 14, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3249(C). Penalty $465 proposed, $465 now. To be fixed by Dec 14, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5120(C). Penalty $1,125 proposed, $1,125 now. To be fixed by Dec 14, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5162(E). Penalty $700 proposed, $700 now. To be fixed by Dec 14, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(C)(1). Penalty $280 proposed, $280 now. To be fixed by Dec 14, 2018.
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
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Crystal Cove Care Center, Newport Beach. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Specialized Home Health Services, Costa Mesa. 3.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92663 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc-Newport Superior Dialysis, Newport Beach, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Newport Irvine Dialysis, Newport Beach, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc-Newport Mesa Dialysis Services, Costa Mesa, 3.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 61 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92663.
Aster Palliative And Hospice Care, office in Newport Beach, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Advantage Health Systems, office in Costa Mesa, 4.1 miles away, straight line
Hoag Hospice, LLC, office in Newport Beach, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pacific Hospitalist Associates A Medical Corporation, Newport Beach. 0.3 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 Pelican Ridge Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pelican Ridge Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pelican Ridge Post Acute staffed?
Pelican Ridge Post Acute reports 3.90 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Pelican Ridge Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 39 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pelican Ridge Post Acute have?
Pelican Ridge Post Acute is certified for 167 beds.