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85/100

Excellent

Golden Heights Healthcare

35 Escuela Drive, Daly City, CA 94015

CMS 5/5 stars #6 of 14 in San Mateo County (650) 755-9515
Certified beds
102
Occupancy
95%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Golden Heights Healthcare

Golden Heights runs on 4.43 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 15% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 35.5% sits well below the 45.8% norm, that combination is why it holds a 5/5 on CMS staffing. Weekend coverage dips about 10% from weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The catch is in the inspection record: 49 deficiencies, including four tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level. A March 2025 inspection means the record is current. Corporate-owned and for-profit, it's a well-staffed building with a paper trail that deserves a direct question.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing26/30Stability10/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

26/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.75 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.87 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

10/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →36% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.43 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.87 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.00 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover35.50%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: March 26, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of GOLDEN SNF OPERATIONS, which operates 7 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Golden Heights Healthcare

What is the ElderGrade for Golden Heights Healthcare? +

Golden Heights Healthcare holds an ElderGrade of A (85 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Golden Heights Healthcare? +

Residents receive an average of 4.43 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Golden Heights Healthcare been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Golden Heights Healthcare accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Golden Heights Healthcare is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.