1420 W North Avenue
Lompoc, CA 93436
130 beds • Est. 2023 (2 years) • Get directions
19 state citations (6 serious, 13 minor) and 14 verified complaints since 2023 across 23 inspections. Fountain Square of Lompoc, a 130-bed assisted living and memory care facility in Lompoc, has accumulated a substantial record of substantiated violations since a change of ownership in late 2023. The most serious findings involve repeated failures to answer resident call buttons in a timely manner: state investigators confirmed that over a 24-day period in mid-2025, 33% of call button activations took longer than 10 minutes for staff to respond, including cases where residents called 911 for chest pain while their call buttons went unanswered for over 30 minutes. A separate investigation found 14 of 20 calls over a 25-day period had late responses averaging 41 minutes. Other substantiated violations include a resident left shivering in cold water in a broken shower, failure to file required unusual incident reports after a resident was struck by another resident and after a fall causing injury, a memory care resident found inadequately clothed and cold outdoors, failure to ensure call button equipment was maintained in working order, and an unauthorized individual conducting therapy sessions with residents without proper facility oversight. The most recent inspection, in January 2026, found no issues with staff care and residents reported no concerns.
Fountain Square of Lompoc is a 130-bed assisted living community in Lompoc, a small city in Santa Barbara County. While the community offers a sizable operation in a quieter part of the Central Coast, its safety record is alarming and demands serious scrutiny from any family considering placement here.
Sizable Central Coast community
At 130 beds, Fountain Square is one of the larger assisted living options in the Lompoc area, with the scale to offer structured programming and multiple care levels.
Santa Barbara County location
Lompoc is in Santa Barbara County with a mild Central Coast climate, near Vandenberg Space Force Base and the wine country of the Santa Ynez Valley.
Alarming safety record
Fountain Square of Lompoc has an FYI Safety Score of 2.0 out of 9.9 — among the lowest in the state. This indicates a severe pattern of state citations and substantiated complaints. Families should treat this as a serious warning and thoroughly investigate the community's recent inspection history before any consideration.
Premium pricing despite safety concerns
Pricing is above average for a community in a small, rural-adjacent city — particularly concerning given the poor safety record. Families should question whether the cost is justified by the care being delivered.
Small-city limitations
Lompoc has limited medical infrastructure compared to Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo. Specialist care and major hospitals require travel.
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1420 W North Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436
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