The Tamalpais: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Tamalpais is a 52-bed nonprofit nursing home in Greenbrae, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
The Tamalpais
501 Via CasitasGreenbrae, CA 94904
Marin 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 The Tamalpais, nurse aides logged 2.67 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 20 residents a day, that works out to roughly 53 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 33% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.26 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
40.0% of nursing staff at The Tamalpais left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. The Tamalpais holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About The Tamalpais
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Sequoia Living Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 23, 1969
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Tamalpais
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Marin Health & Wellness Center Greenbrae | 0.6 | 72 | 2.58 | 4.42 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, LP San Rafael | 2.1 | 54 | 2.48 | 3.91 | — | 2 | $8,278 |
| The Redwoods, a Community of Seniors Mill Valley | 3.6 | 58 | 3.17 | 4.65 | 40.4% | 2 | $103,054 |
| Marin Post Acute San Rafael · abuse citation | 4.0 | 168 | 2.37 | 3.68 | — | 2 | $10,890 |
| Villa Marin San Rafael | 4.1 | 31 | 4.10 | 7.15 | — | 5 | None |
| Northgate Postacute Care San Rafael · abuse citation | 4.5 | 52 | 2.70 | 4.07 | 45.5% | 2 | $112,869 |
| Pine Ridge Care Center San Rafael | 4.5 | 101 | 2.90 | 4.48 | 42.9% | 5 | None |
| Professional Post Acute Center San Rafael | 4.5 | 99 | 2.54 | 3.84 | 38.1% | 3 | $148,455 |
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.