Redwood Grove Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Redwood Grove Post Acute is a 144-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Cruz, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the California average of 2.65, and 56.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Redwood Grove Post Acute
2990 Soquel AvenueSanta Cruz, CA 95062
Santa Cruz 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 Redwood Grove Post Acute, nurse aides logged 3.15 hours per resident per day, 19% above the California average. With about 126 residents a day, that works out to roughly 397 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.15 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.70 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.39 | 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
56.0% of nursing staff at Redwood Grove Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Redwood Grove Post Acute holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Redwood Grove Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Soquel Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Redwood Grove Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Santa Cruz Post Acute Santa Cruz | 0.8 | 149 | 2.52 | 3.86 | 46.7% | 2 | $161,912 |
| Pacific Coast Manor Capitola | 1.3 | 99 | 2.36 | 4.39 | 49.6% | 5 | None |
| Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | 1.5 | 92 | 2.67 | 3.98 | 46.2% | 4 | None |
| Watsonville Nursing Center Watsonville | 12.5 | 87 | 2.51 | 3.97 | 27.1% | 3 | $44,488 |
| Watsonville Post Acute Center Watsonville | 12.5 | 95 | 2.61 | 4.11 | 41.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Manresa Healthcare Center Watsonville | 13.0 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.86 | 35.6% | 4 | None |
| Vasona Creek Healthcare Center Los Gatos | 16.8 | 148 | 2.20 | 3.71 | 54.0% | 2 | None |
| The Terraces of Los Gatos Los Gatos | 17.2 | 59 | 2.61 | 4.73 | 30.4% | 5 | $32,487 |
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.
Explore next
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.