Nursing homes in Santa Cruz, CA that take Medicare & Medicaid
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3 nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) in Santa Cruz are certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with an average CMS rating of 2.3 stars (California: 3.2). The highest rated is Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz. 3 accept Medicaid.
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Nurse hours: the bar is the home; the tick is the California median (4.27 hours).
Nursing homes near Santa Cruz
- Pacific Coast Manor · Capitola · 5 stars · 1 mi · Medicaid
- Watsonville Nursing Center · Watsonville · 4 stars · 12 mi · Medicaid
- Watsonville Post Acute Center · Watsonville · 4 stars · 12 mi · Medicaid
- Manresa Healthcare Center · Watsonville · 4 stars · 13 mi · Medicaid
- Vasona Creek Healthcare Center · Los Gatos · 2 stars · 18 mi · Medicaid
- The Terraces of Los Gatos · Los Gatos · 5 stars · 18 mi · Medicaid
- Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation · Los Gatos · 5 stars · 19 mi · Medicaid
- Almaden Health and Rehabilitation Center · San Jose · 5 stars · 19 mi · Medicaid
- Saratoga Retirement Community Health Center · Saratoga · 5 stars · 19 mi · Medicaid
- Woodlands Healthcare Center · Los Gatos · 5 stars · 19 mi · Medicaid
Questions about nursing homes in Santa Cruz
- Which nursing homes in Santa Cruz accept Medicaid?
- 3 of 3 are certified for Medicaid, according to CMS, including Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz, Redwood Grove Post Acute, Santa Cruz Post Acute. Certification doesn't mean a Medicaid bed is open; call and ask, including whether they accept residents whose Medicaid application is pending.
- Which accept Medicare for short-term rehab?
- 3 of 3 are Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities. The best CMS short-stay quality ratings are at Santa Cruz Post Acute (5 of 5) and Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz (4 of 5).
- What is the highest-rated nursing home in Santa Cruz?
- Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz has the highest CMS overall rating in Santa Cruz (3 of 5). Ratings are from October 2026.
- How do Santa Cruz nursing homes compare with the rest of California?
- Their average CMS rating is 2.3 stars, below the California average of 3.2. 2 of 3 were fined by CMS in the last three years.
- How many nursing homes in Santa Cruz have no CMS fines?
- 1 of 3 nursing homes in Santa Cruz has no CMS fines in the last three years, according to CMS.
- How much does a nursing home cost in Santa Cruz?
- CMS doesn't publish prices, so ask each home for its daily rate. Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with daily coinsurance from day 21; Medicaid pays for long-term care for people who meet California's income and asset rules.
Nursing homes in nearby cities
- Capitola (1)
- Watsonville (3)
- Los Gatos (4)
- Saratoga (3)
- Campbell (3)
- Morgan Hill (2)
- Gilroy (1)
- San Jose (19)
- Cupertino (3)
- Pacific Grove (3)
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.