Data ranking · 2026 · no paid placement
Best Assisted Living in Santa Ana (2026)
Sorted by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing when those numbers are published. This is a data ranking, not an editorial "best for your family" list. Paying never changes the order.
15 ranked of 34 licensed assisted living providers we currently list in Santa Ana.
2026 data ranking
| Rank | Provider | Score | Overall | Staffing | Severe citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubbe & Zayde's Place II Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 2 | Bubbe & Zayde's Place III Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 3 | Bubbe & Zayde's Place V Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 4 | Century Guest Home, The Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 5 | Guardian Angels Homes I Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 6 | Guardian Angels Homes II Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 7 | Guardian Angels Homes IV Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 8 | Rose Garden Villa Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 100 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 9 | Agape Senior Homes LLC Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 99 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 10 | Flowers Family Care Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 99 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 11 | Ivy Terrace at Santa Ana Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 99 | Not published | Not published | 0 |
| 12 | Hills of Browning, The Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 79 | Not published | Not published | 1 |
| 13 | Clearwater at North Tustin Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 78 | Not published | Not published | 1 |
| 14 | Hills of Highland, The Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 78 | Not published | Not published | 1 |
| 15 | Willow View Gardens Memory Care & Assisted Living Santa Ana, CA · data 2026-07-24 | 31 | Not published | Not published | 3 |
19 additional licensed providers in Santa Ana are not ranked because CMS or state quality signals are unpublished.
How this data ranking works
Score components (0–100)
- Overall stars (50 pts): CMS Care Compare overall rating when published (state ratings used only when CMS is missing).
- Inspection (25 pts): published deficiency counts, with a larger penalty for severe (G–L) citations. We use citation counts because that is what we store from CMS today.
- Staffing (25 pts): CMS staffing star rating when published. If stars are missing, nurse staffing hours per resident day can contribute. Hours never invent a star rating in the table.
If a component is missing, its weight redistributes to the components that exist. If a provider has no rankable government signal, it stays off the ranked list. Missing data stays missing.
A high data-ranking score is not medical advice and is not a promise that a community is right for your parent. Tour, ask about staffing on the floor you would use, and read the full inspection record.
Full cost methodology (separate from this ranking): how we calculate costs.
Related pages
- Full directory (not ranked): Assisted Living in Santa Ana
- Local costs: Assisted Living cost in Santa Ana
- Best Nursing Home in Santa Ana (2026)
- Best Memory Care in Santa Ana (2026)
- Best Home Health Care in Santa Ana (2026)
- All metro data rankings
Canonical path: /best/assisted-living/california/santa-ana/