Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in San Jose, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in San Jose
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, San Jose has a total of 72 active skilled nursing facilities and 7,646 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of San Jose of 1,798,103, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 235.17 persons in San Jose. There were 6,599 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 86.31 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, San Jose has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for San Jose and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.73	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.57	2.59 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.12	1.23 / 0.88
All Staff	4.43	4.42 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for California.

COVID-19 Infections in San Jose Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in San Jose there were a total of 19 new cases and 19 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in San Jose

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for San Jose Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in San Jose, CA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in San Jose

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in San Jose based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Woodlands Healthcare Center 14966 TERRENO DE FLORES LANE LOS GATOS, CA	66.67
Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center 911 BRYANT STREET PALO ALTO, CA	65.33
Niles Canyon Post Acute 38650 MISSION BOULEVARD FREMONT, CA	40.00
Mission De La Casa 2501 ALVIN AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	56.00
Masonic Home 34400 MISSION BLVD UNION CITY, CA	36.00
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing 2671 PLUMMER AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	42.00
Saratoga Retirement Community Health Center 14500 FRUITVALE AVENUE SARATOGA, CA	36.67
Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation 350 DE SOTO DRIVE LOS GATOS, CA	39.33
Health Care Ctr at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio 23600 VIA ESPLENDOR CUPERTINO, CA	49.33
Greenhills Manor 238 VIRGINIA AVENUE CAMPBELL, CA	55.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in San Jose based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
San Mateo Medical Center D/p Snf 222 WEST 39TH AVENUE SAN MATEO, CA	243.33 /
Atherton Park Post-Acute 1275 CRANE STREET MENLO PARK, CA	243.50
Belmont Healthcare Center 2140 CARLMONT DRIVE BELMONT, CA	187.00
Herman Health Care Center 2295 PLUMMER AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	209.00
Skyline Healthcare Center - San Jose 2065 FOREST AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	365.67
Eden Healthcare Center 27350 TAMPA AVENUE HAYWARD, CA	136.17 /
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz 675 24TH AVENUE SANTA CRUZ, CA	162.00
Cupertino Healthcare and Wellness Center 22590 VOSS AVENUE CUPERTINO, CA	167.33
Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute 1150 TILTON DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA	111.33
Vasona Creek Healthcare Center 16412 LOS GATOS BOULEVARD LOS GATOS, CA	150.00

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