Watsonville Nursing Center
Nursing home in Watsonville, California, CMS certification number 055240
535 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 87
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Watsonville Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Watsonville Nursing 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Watsonville Nursing 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
- 3.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.44
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.01
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.49
- Weekend total hours
- 3.68
- Nursing staff turnover
- 20.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 9, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 19, 2024, found 16.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Watsonville Nursing Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 84.5 residents live here, about 97% of its 87 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 87
- Average residents per day
- 84.5
- Certified since
- May 1, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Watsonville Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- CF Watsonville East LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 32 homes nationally under Cambridge Healthcare Services, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Watsonville Nursing Center
- Watsonville Post Acute Center525 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville 95076
- Manresa Healthcare Center919 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville 95076
- Pacific Coast Manor1935 Wharf Road, Capitola 95010
- Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz675 24th Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062
- Redwood Grove Post Acute2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062
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 Watsonville Nursing 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 Watsonville Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Watsonville Nursing Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Watsonville Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Watsonville Nursing Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Watsonville Nursing Center?
CF Watsonville East LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.