Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in San Francisco, California, CMS certification number 055175
1575 7th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 · San Francisco County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 68
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation 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
- 4.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.37
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.93
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.36
- Weekend total hours
- 3.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 17, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 52.2 residents live here, about 77% of its 68 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 68
- Average residents per day
- 52.2
- Certified since
- February 1, 1971
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- GHC of San Fran 68, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Generations Healthcare, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Ctr D/P SNF375 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco 94116
- The Avenues Transitional Care Center2043 19th Avenue, San Francisco 94116
- Hayes Convalescent Hospital1250 Hayes Street, San Francisco 94117
- San Francisco Health Care1477 Grove Street, San Francisco 94117
- California Pacific Medical Ctr- Davies Campus Hosp601 Duboce Ave, San Francisco 94117
See also all nursing homes in San Francisco.
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 18 in San Francisco, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 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 Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
GHC of San Fran 68, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.