Novato Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Novato, California, CMS certification number 555844
1565 Hill Road, Novato, CA 94947 · Marin County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 181
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 47
- Fines in 3 years
- $119,968 (3)
Does Novato Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Novato Healthcare 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Novato Healthcare 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
- 3.75
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.49
- Weekend total hours
- 3.46
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 13, 2025 and cited 47 deficiencies, plus 30 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 11, 2024, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Novato Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Novato Healthcare Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $119,968 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 175.8 residents live here, about 97% of its 181 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 181
- Average residents per day
- 175.8
- Certified since
- October 31, 2007
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Novato Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Novato Healthcare Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
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- Pine Ridge Care Center45 Professional Center Pkwy, San Rafael 94903
- Northgate Postacute Care40 Professional Center Parkway, San Rafael 94903
- Villa Marin100 Thorndale Drive, San Rafael 94903
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Novato Healthcare 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 Novato Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Novato Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Novato Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Novato Healthcare Center?
47 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Novato Healthcare Center?
Novato Healthcare Center LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.