Santa Cruz Post Acute
Nursing home in Santa Cruz, California, CMS certification number 056065
1115 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · Santa Cruz County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 149
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 28
- Fines in 3 years
- $161,912 (3)
Does Santa Cruz Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Cruz Post Acute 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 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 Santa Cruz Post Acute 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
- 3.86
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.97
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.47
- Weekend total hours
- 3.59
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 3, 2025 and cited 28 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 12, 2023, found 17.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Santa Cruz Post Acute 3 times in the past 3 years, for $161,912 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 142.5 residents live here, about 96% of its 149 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 142.5
- Certified since
- August 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Santa Cruz Post Acute
- Legal business name
- Santa Cruzidence Opco, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Santa Cruz Post Acute
- Redwood Grove Post Acute2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062
- Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz675 24th Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062
- Pacific Coast Manor1935 Wharf Road, Capitola 95010
- Watsonville Nursing Center535 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville 95076
- Watsonville Post Acute Center525 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville 95076
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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Is this your facility?
If you run Santa Cruz Post Acute, 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 Santa Cruz Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Cruz Post Acute?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Cruz Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Cruz Post Acute?
28 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Cruz Post Acute?
Santa Cruzidence Opco, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.