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87.5/100

Excellent

Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

1575 7Th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122

CMS 5/5 stars #6 of 18 in San Francisco County (415) 566-1200
Certified beds
68
Occupancy
82%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Lawton Skilled Nursing runs 4.36 nurse hours per resident per day, about 13% above the national average, and turnover sits at 40%, better than the typical 45.8%. Those are real advantages. But weekends drop roughly 15% below its own weekday staffing, so the coverage families see Monday isn't what shows up Saturday. The record shows 19 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection is dated April 2026. This is a for-profit LLC with 68 beds. Strong inspection and quality scores, thinner weekend coverage, and a clean harm record for a mid-size for-profit, a reasonable picture with one gap worth asking about directly.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing20.5/30Stability12/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

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

20.5/30

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

  • →3.87 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.37 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

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

  • →40% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

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

  • →5 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 day4.36 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.37 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.68 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover40.00%
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: April 17, 2026 (6 months 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 GENERATIONS HEALTHCARE, which operates 27 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? +

Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of A (87.5 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 Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.36 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 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 Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Lawton Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 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.