Santa Cruz Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Santa Cruz Post Acute is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Cruz, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 46.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Santa Cruz Post Acute
1115 Capitola RoadSanta 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 Santa Cruz Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 362 aide hours a day, or about 45 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) | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
46.7% of nursing staff at Santa Cruz 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 28 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $161,912 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine | $84,363 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Fine | $26,719 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine | $50,830 |
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. Santa Cruz Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Santa Cruz Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Santa Cruzidence Opco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Santa Cruz Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Redwood Grove Post Acute Santa Cruz | 0.8 | 144 | 3.15 | 4.70 | 56.0% | 3 | None |
| Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | 1.0 | 92 | 2.67 | 3.98 | 46.2% | 4 | None |
| Pacific Coast Manor Capitola | 1.7 | 99 | 2.36 | 4.39 | 49.6% | 5 | None |
| Watsonville Nursing Center Watsonville | 12.8 | 87 | 2.51 | 3.97 | 27.1% | 3 | $44,488 |
| Watsonville Post Acute Center Watsonville | 12.8 | 95 | 2.61 | 4.11 | 41.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Manresa Healthcare Center Watsonville | 13.3 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.86 | 35.6% | 4 | None |
| Vasona Creek Healthcare Center Los Gatos | 17.5 | 148 | 2.20 | 3.71 | 54.0% | 2 | None |
| The Terraces of Los Gatos Los Gatos | 17.9 | 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.
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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.