Santa Cruz Post Acute
Nursing home in Santa Cruz, CA
Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1115 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 475-4055
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 056065
- Overall star rating
- 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 1 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 144
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Santa Cruzidence Opco, LLC
- Chain
- Pacs Group (274 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Aug 1, 1972
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 3, 2025. CMS lists 83 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 24, 2020 to May 11, 2026): 37 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 3 fines totalling $161,912 in the last three years.
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine: $84,363 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Fine: $26,719 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine: $50,830 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.86 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.41 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.52 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.61 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 47%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 50%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.