CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Orange County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 72 nursing homes in Orange County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Orange County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED REHAB CENTER OF TUSTIN | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth | 99 | 055330 |
| ALAMITOS WEST HEALTH & REHABILITATION | Los Alamitos | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 150 | 056169 |
| ALTA GARDENS CARE CENTER | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | Windsor | 129 | 555473 |
| ANAHEIM CREST NURSING CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 83 | 555445 |
| ANAHEIM HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 250 | 055984 |
| ANAHEIM POINT | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Corporate Interface Services | 154 | 555688 |
| ANAHEIM TERRACE CARE CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 99 | 056076 |
| BAYSHIRE YORBA LINDA POST-ACUTE | Yorba Linda | Yes, urban county | Bayshire Senior Communities | 45 | 555768 |
| BEACH CREEK POST-ACUTE | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Links Healthcare Group | 138 | 555388 |
| BEACHSIDE NURSING CENTER | Huntington Beach | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 59 | 555027 |
| BONITA HILLS POST ACUTE | La Habra | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 86 | 055622 |
| BUENA PARK NURSING CENTER | Buena Park | Yes, urban county | The Mandelbaum Family | 143 | 055571 |
| BUENA VISTA CARE CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 99 | 055459 |
| CAPISTRANO BEACH CARE CENTER | Dana Point | Yes, urban county | 93 | 055585 | |
| CHAPMAN CARE CENTER | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | The Mandelbaum Family | 99 | 055816 |
| CHAPMAN GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF | Orange | Yes, urban county | 27 | 555709 | |
| Citrus Post-Acute | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | 144 | 555093 | |
| COVENTRY COURT HEALTH CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 97 | 055983 |
| CRYSTAL COVE CARE CENTER | Newport Beach | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 96 | 055929 |
| EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER | Westminster | Yes, urban county | 99 | 555211 | |
| FOOTHILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF | Tustin | Yes, urban county | 42 | 555730 | |
| FOUNTAIN VALLEY POST ACUTE | Fountain Valley | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 151 | 555328 |
| FREEDOM VILLAGE HEALTHCARE CENTER | Lake Forest | Yes, urban county | 52 | 555391 | |
| FRENCH PARK CARE CENTER | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 202 | 555103 |
| GARDEN GROVE POST ACUTE | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | The Mandelbaum Family | 99 | 056145 |
| GARDEN PARK CARE CENTER | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 124 | 555667 |
| GORDON LANE CARE CENTER | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 99 | 555797 |
| GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF FULLERTON, LLC | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | Eva Care Group | 99 | 056151 |
| HARBOR VILLA CARE CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 99 | 055742 |
| HEALTHBRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - ORANGE D/P SNF | Orange | Yes, urban county | 21 | 555753 | |
| HEALTHCARE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY | Buena Park | Yes, urban county | Crystal Solorzano | 99 | 055674 |
| Huntington Valley Healthcare Center | Huntington Beach | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 144 | 055888 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA D/P SNF | Brea | Yes, urban county | Kindred Healthcare | 38 | 555859 |
| LA PALMA NURSING CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | The Mandelbaum Family | 72 | 555329 |
| LAGUNA HILLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Laguna Hills | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 208 | 056110 |
| LEISURE COURT NURSING CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | The Mandelbaum Family | 115 | 555520 |
| MAINPLACE POST ACUTE | Orange | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 169 | 555259 |
| MESA VERDE POST ACUTE CARE CENTER | Costa Mesa | Yes, urban county | 80 | 056362 | |
| MISSION PALMS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Westminster | Yes, urban county | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 99 | 056271 |
| NEW ORANGE HILLS | Orange | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 145 | 555286 |
| NEWPORT NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Newport Beach | Yes, urban county | Generations Healthcare | 59 | 055518 |
| Newport Subacute Healthcare Center | Costa Mesa | Yes, urban county | 139 | 555751 | |
| ORANGE HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE, LLC | Orange | Yes, urban county | Citrus Wellness Centre | 112 | 055252 |
| ORCHARDS SKILLED NURSING | Rancho Mission Viejo | Yes, urban county | Continuing Life | 49 | 555922 |
| PACIFIC HAVEN SUBACUTE AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 99 | 055575 |
| Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | Laguna Hills | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 99 | 555257 |
| PARK ANAHEIM HEALTHCARE CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Longwood Management Corporation | 115 | 555035 |
| PARK REGENCY CARE CENTER | La Habra | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 99 | 555536 |
| PARK VISTA AT MORNINGSIDE | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | Continuing Life | 99 | 555515 |
| PARKVIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Progressive Health Care Centers | 41 | 055671 |
| PELICAN RIDGE POST ACUTE | Newport Beach | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 167 | 055121 |
| PLAZA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | Corporate Interface Services | 145 | 055206 |
| REGENTS POINT - WINDCREST | Irvine | Yes, urban county | Humangood | 59 | 555295 |
| ROWNTREE GARDENS | Stanton | Yes, urban county | 58 | 555718 | |
| SAN JUAN HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Juan Capistrano | Yes, urban county | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 45 | 555763 |
| SEA CLIFF HEALTHCARE CENTER | Huntington Beach | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 182 | 555249 |
| SEAL BEACH HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Seal Beach | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 198 | 056010 |
| SOUTH COAST GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | 46 | 555567 | |
| SOUTH COAST POST ACUTE | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | Windsor | 255 | 055653 |
| ST ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE CENTER | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 59 | 055570 |
| ST. CATHERINE HEALTHCARE | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 99 | 055689 |
| STANLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER | Westminster | Yes, urban county | Progressive Health Care Centers | 30 | 555651 |
| SUN MAR NURSING CENTER | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 69 | 555266 |
| TERRACE VIEW CARE CENTER | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | Nahs | 59 | 555671 |
| THE GROVE POST ACUTE | Garden Grove | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 97 | 555021 |
| THE HILLS POST ACUTE | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 174 | 555765 |
| THE PAVILION AT SUNNY HILLS | Fullerton | Yes, urban county | Pursue Health | 300 | 555733 |
| TOWN & COUNTRY | Santa Ana | Yes, urban county | The Christian and Missionary Alliance | 96 | 555141 |
| TRABUCO HILLS POST ACUTE | Lake Forest | Yes, urban county | David Johnson | 175 | 555308 |
| VICTORIA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Costa Mesa | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 79 | 055237 |
| VILLA VALENCIA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Laguna Hills | Yes, urban county | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 59 | 555462 |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF | Anaheim | Yes, urban county | Prime Healthcare | 28 | 555883 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.