Plum Tree Care Center
Nursing home in San Jose, California, CMS certification number 055866
2580 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 · Santa Clara County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 76
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 28, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,018 (1)
Does Plum Tree Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Plum Tree 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Plum Tree 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
- 4.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.77
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.56
- Weekend total hours
- 4.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 28, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 1, 2023, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Plum Tree Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,018 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 65.4 residents live here, about 86% of its 76 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 65.4
- Certified since
- December 18, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Plum Tree Care Center
- Legal business name
- GHC of Los Gatos, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Generations Healthcare, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Plum Tree Care Center
- Woodlands Healthcare Center14966 Terreno De Flores Lane, Los Gatos 95032
- Childrens HC Org No CA -Pediatric Hospital D/P SNF3777 South Bascom Avenue, Campbell 95008
- Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation350 De Soto Drive, Los Gatos 95032
- Almaden Health and Rehabilitation Center2065 Los Gatos-Almaden Road, San Jose 95124
- Camden Postacute Care, Inc1331 Camden Avenue, Campbell 95008
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 Plum Tree Care 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 Plum Tree Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Plum Tree Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Plum Tree Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Plum Tree Care Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Plum Tree Care Center?
GHC of Los Gatos, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.