Santa Cruz nursing homes
Nursing homes in Santa Cruz, California
Inspection findings, citations, and last-inspection dates for every certified facility, sourced from CMS Care Compare.
Certified nursing homes
3*CMS
SOURCE
*CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicescare_compareUpdated weekly
Santa Cruz inspection context
Santa Cruz's 3 certified nursing homes hold 162 citations across 60 federal health inspections on record. The most recent inspection was 2026-03-11. 3 of 3 facilities have at least one citation on record. Across Santa Cruz County, certified nursing homes average 24 citations per facility, and 54% have at least one citation on record.
- Citations
- 162*CMS
- Inspections
- 60*CMS
- Facilities cited
- 3 of 3*CMS
- Last inspected
- 2026-03-11*CMS
DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - SANTA CRUZ
675 24th Avenue, Santa Cruz
58 citations15 inspectionslast inspected 2025-12-12
SANTA CRUZ POST ACUTE
1115 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz
58 citations29 inspectionslast inspected 2026-03-11
REDWOOD GROVE POST ACUTE
2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
46 citations16 inspectionslast inspected 2025-12-01
Also in Santa Cruz County
For families and attorneys
Read the full record before you decide
Every facility above links to its inspection history. Families can look up any CMS-certified nursing home by name. Attorneys and insurers can also preview a sample Compliance Dossier.
Sourced from CMS Care Compare federal records.