★★★☆☆CMS 3/592 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.98 /day
- Staff turnover
- 46%
- Serious cites
- 0
Driftwood Healthcare Center in Santa Cruz carries 92 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership. Its total nurse staffing sits at 3.98 hours per resident day, a hair above the national average of 3.86, though weekends run about 6% thinner than weekdays, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. Turnover lands at 46.2%, essentially matching the national 45.8%. The inspection record is where things get harder to ignore: 51 deficiencies on file, three of them serious enough to cause harm, plus one tied to abuse. Its most recent inspection was December 2025. Quality measures score well, but that paperwork record tells a more complicated story than the stars suggest.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5144 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.70 /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Redwood Grove Post Acute runs 144 certified beds in Santa Cruz under a for-profit LLC, and its nurse staffing of 4.70 hours per resident day sits roughly 22% above the national average of 3.86, the kind of margin that usually shows up in daily care. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. The concerns are on the record: 39 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the last inspection in February 2025. Annual turnover hits 56% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the staff leaves each year. Strong hours, unsettled history.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5149 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.86 /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
Santa Cruz Post Acute runs 149 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national average of 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, though weekends drop about 7% below its own weekday coverage, so care thins out when families tend to visit. What stands out is the split between its quality scores and its inspection record: strong marks on clinical measures, but 84 deficiencies on file, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus three fines totaling $161,912. Staff turnover, at 46.7%, tracks close to the national rate of 45.8%. That combination, decent daily staffing, poor inspection history, is worth asking about directly before you decide.