Plum Tree Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Plum Tree Care Center is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in San Jose, California, part of Generations Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average of 2.65, and 42.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Plum Tree Care Center
2580 Samaritan DriveSan Jose, CA 95124
Santa Clara County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Plum Tree Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.44 hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.44 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.39 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.53 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.16 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.6% of nursing staff at Plum Tree Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Plum Tree Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Plum Tree Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Generations Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: GHC of Los Gatos, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 18, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Plum Tree Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodlands Healthcare Center Los Gatos | 0.1 | 65 | 2.45 | 4.14 | 46.5% | 5 | None |
| Childrens HC Org No Ca -Pediatric Hospital D/P SNF Campbell | 0.5 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | $3,145 |
| Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation Los Gatos | 0.5 | 73 | 2.37 | 4.40 | 21.4% | 5 | None |
| Almaden Health and Rehabilitation Center San Jose | 1.3 | 77 | 2.58 | 4.09 | 37.2% | 4 | None |
| Camden Postacute Care, Inc Campbell | 1.3 | 60 | 2.65 | 3.84 | 31.6% | 4 | None |
| The Terraces of Los Gatos Los Gatos | 1.4 | 59 | 2.61 | 4.73 | 30.4% | 5 | $32,487 |
| Vasona Creek Healthcare Center Los Gatos | 2.0 | 148 | 2.20 | 3.71 | 54.0% | 2 | None |
| Baywood Post Acute Campbell | 2.2 | 45 | 2.64 | 4.36 | 48.1% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.