The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility
Nursing home in Los Altos, California, CMS certification number 055210
373 Pine Lane, Los Altos, CA 94022 · Santa Clara County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 30
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 1, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility 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
- 5.59
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.32
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.33
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.95
- Weekend total hours
- 4.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 1, 2025 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 9, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 27.8 residents live here, about 93% of its 30 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 30
- Average residents per day
- 27.8
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility
- Legal business name
- Humangood Norcal
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 17 homes nationally under Humangood, 4.5-star chain average
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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 The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility, 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 The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility
What is the CMS star rating of The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility?
Humangood Norcal, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.