Watsonville Post Acute Center
Nursing home in Watsonville, California, CMS certification number 055959
525 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 95
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 29, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,018 (1)
Does Watsonville Post Acute Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Watsonville Post Acute 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 | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Watsonville Post Acute 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
- 4.02
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.55
- Weekend total hours
- 3.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 29, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 8, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Watsonville Post Acute Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,018 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 87.7 residents live here, about 92% of its 95 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 95
- Average residents per day
- 87.7
- Certified since
- August 9, 1968
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Watsonville Post Acute Center
- Legal business name
- CF Watsonville West 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 Post Acute Center
- Watsonville Nursing Center535 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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Watsonville Post Acute 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 Post Acute Center
What is the CMS star rating of Watsonville Post Acute Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Watsonville Post Acute Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Watsonville Post Acute Center?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Watsonville Post Acute Center?
CF Watsonville West LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.