Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in Santa Cruz County

With 9 Medicare-certified care providers spread over 6 cities, Santa Cruz County, California can be compared below by care type using CMS ratings, inspections, staffing, and ownership.

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Capitola, CA 1 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 5.0 Freedom, CA 1 facilities Santa Cruz, CA 10 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.1 Scotts Valley, CA 2 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0 Soquel, CA 1 facilities Watsonville, CA 7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0

Nursing Homes in Santa Cruz County

7 providers in Santa Cruz County: Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Capitola

Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 95062 CMS rating 4.0 / 592 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation Manresa Healthcare Center Watsonville, CA 95076 CMS rating 4.0 / 559 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Pacific Coast Manor Capitola, CA 95010 CMS rating 5.0 / 599 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Redwood Grove Post Acute Santa Cruz, CA 95062 CMS rating 3.0 / 5144 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Santa Cruz Post Acute Santa Cruz, CA 95062 CMS rating 2.0 / 5149 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Watsonville Nursing Center Watsonville, CA 95076 CMS rating 3.0 / 587 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Limited Liability company Watsonville Post Acute Center Watsonville, CA 95076 CMS rating 5.0 / 595 beds

Home Health Agencies in Santa Cruz County

1 provider in Santa Cruz County: Santa Cruz

Home Health Agency · PROPRIETARY Sutter Care at Home Santa Cruz, CA 95062 CMS rating 3.5 / 5

Hospice in Santa Cruz County

1 provider in Santa Cruz County: Scotts Valley

Hospice · Non-Profit Hospice of Santa Cruz County Scotts Valley, CA 95066 CMS rating 4.0 / 5
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Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in Santa Cruz County

1 provider in Santa Cruz County: Santa Cruz

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility · Non-profit Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA 95065 No CMS rating

Assisted Living Facilities in Santa Cruz County

12 providers in Santa Cruz County: Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Soquel, Freedom

Assisted Living Facility Arcilla Investments INC. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility BLC Oak Tree Villa, INC. Scotts Valley, CA 95066 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility De Un Amor Watsonville, CA 95076 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Divine Senior Care INC. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Eastlake Villa INC Watsonville, CA 95076 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Front St Residential Care, LLC Santa Cruz, CA 95060 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Ja Holdings, INC. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Rachelle's Home III INC. Soquel, CA 95073 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Rachelle's Home INC. Freedom, CA 95019 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility S. Scagliotti, INC. Watsonville, CA 95076 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Sm Santa Cruz Limited Partnership Santa Cruz, CA 95060 No CMS rating Assisted Living Facility Wheelock Residential Care LLC Watsonville, CA 95076 No CMS rating
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How to choose care in Santa Cruz County

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

For families in Santa Cruz County, the key questions are Medicare and Medicaid participation, current openings, how care plans are set, and how problems are escalated overnight or on weekends. A personal visit plus direct questions is still the surest way to judge whether a provider fits.

Frequently asked questions

How many certified care providers are in Santa Cruz County?
According to the current CMS data, Santa Cruz County, California has 9 certified providers: 7 nursing homes, 1 home health agencies, and 1 hospice programs.
Which cities in Santa Cruz County have care providers?
Capitola, Freedom, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel and others list care providers in the current data. Open a city page for local listings.

Data sources

Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog and the CMS NPI registry. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

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