San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF
Nursing home in San Mateo, California, CMS certification number 555034
222 West 39th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 · San Mateo County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 345
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $104,000 (2)
Does San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF 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
- 4.24
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.91
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.72
- Weekend total hours
- 3.90
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 14, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 3, 2025, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF 2 times in the past 3 years, for $104,000 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 300.3 residents live here, about 87% of its 345 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 345
- Average residents per day
- 300.3
- Certified since
- July 1, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF
- Legal business name
- County of San Mateo
- Ownership type
- Government - County
Other nursing homes near San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF
- Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital2620 Flores Street, San Mateo 94403
- Belmont Healthcare Center2140 Carlmont Drive, Belmont 94002
- Devonshire Oaks Nursing Center3635 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City 94062
- Peninsula Post-Acute1609 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame 94010
- Millbrae Care Center33 Mateo Avenue, Millbrae 94030
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.
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Questions about San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF
What is the CMS star rating of San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF?
County of San Mateo, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.