Watsonville Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Watsonville Nursing Center is a 87-bed for-profit nursing home in Watsonville, California, part of Cambridge Healthcare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 27.1% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Watsonville Nursing Center
535 Auto Center DriveWatsonville, CA 95076
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 Watsonville Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 202 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.97 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 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
27.1% of nursing staff at Watsonville Nursing 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2026. 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 $44,488 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | Fine | $44,488 |
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. Watsonville Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Watsonville Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
- Legal name: CF Watsonville East LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Watsonville Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Watsonville Post Acute Center Watsonville | 0.0 | 95 | 2.61 | 4.11 | 41.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Manresa Healthcare Center Watsonville | 0.6 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.86 | 35.6% | 4 | None |
| Pacific Coast Manor Capitola | 11.2 | 99 | 2.36 | 4.39 | 49.6% | 5 | None |
| Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | 12.0 | 92 | 2.67 | 3.98 | 46.2% | 4 | None |
| Redwood Grove Post Acute Santa Cruz | 12.5 | 144 | 3.15 | 4.70 | 56.0% | 3 | None |
| Santa Cruz Post Acute Santa Cruz | 12.8 | 149 | 2.52 | 3.86 | 46.7% | 2 | $161,912 |
| Gilroy Healthcare Center Gilroy | 13.0 | 134 | 2.52 | 3.95 | 52.2% | 2 | $69,735 |
| Morgan Hill Healthcare Center Morgan Hill | 15.3 | 52 | 2.46 | 3.81 | 28.6% | 4 | $17,261 |
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.