★★★★★CMS 5/544 bedsFor-profit
- Nurse hours
- 6.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- 20%
- Serious cites
- 0
Vi At Palo Alto runs on unusually heavy staffing for a nursing home, 6.10 nurse hours per resident day, about 58% above the national average, and its staff tend to stay, with turnover at 20.3% against a national 45.8%. Weekend coverage dips roughly 11% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits mainly on Saturdays and Sundays. The tradeoff shows up in its inspection record: 19 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was January 2026. Ownership is for-profit through a limited liability company. The staffing and quality numbers are strong; the deficiency count is the piece to press them on.
★★★★★CMS 5/5145 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.05 /day
- Staff turnover
- 21%
- Serious cites
- 0
Webster House runs on 5.05 nurse hours per resident per day, which is about a third more staffing than the typical California nursing home manages. The tradeoff is weekends, when hours drop roughly a quarter below the weekday pace, worth asking about if your family visits mainly on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 20.6%, less than half the national rate, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. Twenty-three deficiencies on the current record sounds like a lot until you see none involved harm or jeopardy, and none were abuse-related. The last inspection was in January 2025, so the picture is recent.
★★★★☆CMS 4/566 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.32 /day
- Staff turnover
- 45%
- Serious cites
- 0
Palo Alto Post-Acute runs on 4.32 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12% above the national average, though weekend coverage drops about 15% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 45.2%, essentially matching the national rate, and the most recent inspection was in May 2025. What stands out is the record itself: 38 deficiencies, two of them abuse-related, none serious enough to trigger a harm or jeopardy citation. That combination, strong quality scores, solid weekday staffing, and a long citation history, is worth asking about directly before you tour.