5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Watsonville, CA
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 5 recent health deficiencies with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
919 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA
(831) 722-3581
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
59
Certified beds
Average residents
56
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1970-03-24
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.38
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.98
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.22 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.48
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.64 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.84
All reported nurse hours · state 4.51 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.36
RN + LPN hours · state 1.87 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.64
Weekend nurse staffing · state 4.08 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.23
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.50 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.04
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.36
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.65
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.44
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
57%
Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
28%
Annual nurse turnover · state 38% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
11,396
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
16.90
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9817
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 18.70% · Performance 22.53% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 10.93% · Performance 11.24% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
5.07
Baseline 3.11 hours · Performance 4.52 hours · Measure score 5.07 · Achievement 5.07 · Improvement 4.78
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.5% |
10.72%
0.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 163 · Observed rate 9.2% · Lower 95% interval 7.48% |
| Discharge to community | 60.93% |
50.57%
10.4 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 182 · Observed rate 57.14% · Lower 95% interval 53.91% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.27 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 123 · Denominator 123 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 123 |
| Discharge self-care score | 60.44% |
53.69%
6.8 pts better
|
Numerator 55 · Denominator 91 |
| Discharge mobility score | 52.75% |
50.94%
1.8 pts better
|
Numerator 48 · Denominator 91 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 11.38% |
2.29%
9.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 123 · Adjusted rate 9.25% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 11.24% |
7.12%
4.1 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 127 · Observed rate 14.17% · Lower 95% interval 7.89% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 22.73% |
8.2%
14.5 pts better
|
Numerator 20 · Denominator 88 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 64.58% |
42%
22.6 pts better
|
Numerator 62 · Denominator 96 |
| Discharge function score | 53.85% |
56.45%
2.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 49 · Denominator 91 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 93.1% |
95.95%
2.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 27 · Denominator 29 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 98.63% |
96.28%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 72 · Denominator 73 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 30.77% |
25.2%
5.6 pts better
|
Numerator 20 · Denominator 65 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
2.3
1.3 pts better
|
1.9
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.7 |
1.6
1.1 pts worse
|
1.8
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.7 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
98.5%
1.5 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
98.2%
1.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.6% |
1.6%
4 pts worse
|
3.3%
2.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.0% · Q2 6.4% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 6.4% · 4Q avg 5.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.3% |
6.8%
5.5 pts better
|
11.4%
10.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 1.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.2% |
4.1%
0.1 pts worse
|
5.4%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.7% · Q2 4.7% · Q3 2.4% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 9.3% |
13.7%
4.4 pts better
|
19.6%
10.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.8% · Q2 9.3% · Q3 8.9% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 9.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 17.9% |
14.2%
3.7 pts worse
|
16.7%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.2% · Q2 22.6% · Q3 15.2% · Q4 15.2% · 4Q avg 17.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.4%
0.4 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 8.6% |
11.0%
2.4 pts better
|
16.3%
7.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 8.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 19.2% |
10.7%
8.5 pts worse
|
14.9%
4.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 23.1% · Q3 27.0% · Q4 11.4% · 4Q avg 19.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.7% |
1.0%
0.7 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.1% |
1.2%
0.1 pts better
|
1.7%
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.6% |
10.9%
14.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.7% · Q2 29.9% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 11.5% · 4Q avg 25.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 8.0% |
4.7%
3.3 pts worse
|
5.1%
2.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.4% · Q2 11.2% · Q3 12.3% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 8.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.2% |
94.0%
5.2 pts better
|
81.7%
17.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 98.6% · Q3 98.3% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 16.5% |
11.2%
5.3 pts worse
|
12.0%
4.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.5% · Observed 15.7% · Expected 10.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.2% |
1.5%
0.3 pts better
|
1.6%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.8% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.6% |
93.2%
5.4 pts better
|
79.7%
18.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 17.1% |
23.2%
6.1 pts better
|
23.9%
6.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.1% · Observed 16.7% · Expected 23.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (4 deficiencies)
12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (4 deficiencies)
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-11-27
Fire Safety
Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2024-04-29
Fire Safety
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2022-08-17
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2022-08-17
Fire Safety
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2022-08-17
Fire Safety
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
Corrected 2022-08-17
Fire Safety
Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
Corrected 2022-08-17
Inspection history
Health
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2025-11-28
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-11-28
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-11-28
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-11-28
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-11-28
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-12-31
Health
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-05-31
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-08
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-09-08
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-08-15
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-08-15
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2022-08-15
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-08-15
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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