Nursing homes in Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California has 7 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 725 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.6 of 5 (the California average is 3.2), and 4 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.98 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 2 of the 7.
- Nursing homes
- 7
- Certified beds
- 725
- Average overall rating
- 3.6
- Certified beds in use
- 93.3%
All 7 homes
- 5 of 5 Pacific Coast Manor 99beds 97.1%in use 4.39nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Watsonville Post Acute Center 95beds 91.3%in use 4.11nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Manresa Healthcare Center 59beds 96.3%in use 3.86nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Watsonville Nursing Center 87beds 92.5%in use 3.97nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz 92beds 92.0%in use 3.98nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Redwood Grove Post Acute 144beds 87.5%in use 4.70nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Santa Cruz Post Acute 149beds 96.4%in use 3.86nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Santa Cruz County, California?
CMS lists 7 certified nursing homes in Santa Cruz County, with 725 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Santa Cruz County have a 5-star overall rating?
2 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Pacific Coast Manor, Watsonville Post Acute Center.
How full are nursing homes in Santa Cruz County?
On an average day about 93.3% of certified beds are in use across homes in Santa Cruz County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in California