Nursing homes in Santa Cruz, CA

3 nursing homes in Santa Cruz — 3 certified. Sorted by CMS overall star rating. Open any home to see its inspection citations and fines.

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Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz675 24th Avenue · Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 475-6323 · For-profit51 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Dec 12, 2025 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)Redwood Grove Post Acute2990 Soquel Avenue · Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 479-9000 · For-profit42 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Feb 6, 2025 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)Santa Cruz Post Acute1115 Capitola Road · Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · (831) 475-4055 · For-profit83 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Mar 3, 2025 · $161,912 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

Before you visit a nursing home in Santa Cruz, open its profile and read the most recent citations — then ask the administrator what changed since. Also ask about weekend staffing and staff turnover, which CMS reports but star ratings blur.

Listed from CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, CMS Nursing Home Health Deficiencies, CMS Nursing Home Penalties. Order: highest CMS overall star rating first, then alphabetical — never paid. Is something wrong? Tell us.