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86/100

Excellent

Redwood Grove Post Acute

2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

CMS 2/5 stars #3 of 7 in Santa Cruz County (831) 479-9000
Certified beds
144
Occupancy
88%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Redwood Grove Post Acute

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.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

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

29/30

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

  • →5.28 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.82 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 7% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

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

  • →56% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

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

  • →4 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 day4.70 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.82 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours4.39 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover56.00%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 6, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Redwood Grove Post Acute

What is the ElderGrade for Redwood Grove Post Acute? +

Redwood Grove Post Acute holds an ElderGrade of A (86 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 Redwood Grove Post Acute? +

Residents receive an average of 4.70 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Redwood Grove Post Acute 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 Redwood Grove Post Acute accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Redwood Grove Post Acute 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.