Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Santa Clara, CA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Santa Clara
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 27, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Santa Clara has a total of 100 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,425 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Santa Clara of 130,365, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 13.83 persons in Santa Clara. There were 7,932 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.16 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, Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.74	0.60 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.64	2.59 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.15	1.23 / 0.88
All Staff	4.53	4.42 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara there were a total of 6 new cases and 6 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Santa Clara

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 Santa Clara Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Santa Clara 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
Gilroy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 8170 MURRAY AVENUE GILROY, CA	48.00
Saratoga Retirement Community Health Center 14500 FRUITVALE AVENUE SARATOGA, CA	36.67
San Bruno Skilled Nursing 890 EL CAMINO REAL SAN BRUNO, CA	56.67
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
Morton Bakar Center 494 BLOSSOM WAY HAYWARD, CA	16.67
Masonic Home 34400 MISSION BLVD UNION CITY, CA	34.00
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing 2671 PLUMMER AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	42.00
Kaiser Permanente Post-Acute Care Center 1440 168TH AVENUE SAN LEANDRO, CA	13.33

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

Facility	Rating
Good Samaritan Healthcare Center - Hayward 442 SUNSET BOULEVARD HAYWARD, CA	148.17
Skyline Healthcare Center - San Jose 2065 FOREST AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	369.00
Herman Health Care Center 2295 PLUMMER AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA	209.00
Atherton Park Post-Acute 1275 CRANE STREET MENLO PARK, CA	243.50
San Mateo Medical Center D/p Snf 222 WEST 39TH AVENUE SAN MATEO, CA	287.67 /
Cupertino Healthcare and Wellness Center 22590 VOSS AVENUE CUPERTINO, CA	166.67
Belmont Healthcare Center 2140 CARLMONT DRIVE BELMONT, CA	187.00
Millbrae Care Center 33 MATEO AVENUE MILLBRAE, CA	310.83
St John Kronstadt Convalescent Center 4432 JAMES AVENUE CASTRO VALLEY, CA	140.00
Serenethos Care Center, LLC 22822 MYRTLE STREET HAYWARD, CA	234.33

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