Empress Care Center, LLC
Nursing home in San Jose, California, CMS certification number 056026
1299 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 · Santa Clara County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 67
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 28, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Empress Care Center, LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Empress Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Empress Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.14
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.61
- Weekend total hours
- 3.74
- Nursing staff turnover
- 21.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 28, 2025 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 22, 2023, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Empress Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 49.3 residents live here, about 74% of its 67 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 67
- Average residents per day
- 49.3
- Certified since
- February 10, 1969
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Empress Care Center, LLC
- Legal business name
- Empress Care Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Eva Care Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Empress Care Center, LLC
- White Blossom Care Center1990 Fruitdale Avenue, San Jose 95128
- The Redwoods Post-Acute1267 Meridian Avenue, San Jose 95125
- A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care1250 S. Winchester Boulevard, San Jose 95128
- Creekside Post-Acute3580 Payne Avenue, San Jose 95117
- Skyline Healthcare Center - San Jose2065 Forest Avenue, San Jose 95128
See also all nursing homes in San Jose.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 19 in San Jose, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Empress Care Center, LLC, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Empress Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Empress Care Center, LLC?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Empress Care Center, LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Empress Care Center, LLC?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Empress Care Center, LLC?
Empress Care Center, LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.