Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, California is served by 4 Medicare-certified care providers, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.3 out of 5 among rated providers. Use the care-type sections below to compare ratings, inspections, fines, and staffing.
| Care type in Santa Cruz | Providers | |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing Homes | 3 | View directory |
| Home Health Agencies | 1 | View directory |
| Hospice | 0 | — |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities | 1 | View directory |
| Long-Term Care Hospitals | 0 | — |
| Assisted Living Facilities | 5 | View directory |
| Memory Care Facilities | 0 | — |
| Custodial Care Facilities | 0 | — |
| Adult Care Homes | 0 | — |
| Adult Day Care Centers | 0 | — |
| Home Care Agencies | 8 | View directory |
| PACE Programs | 0 | — |
| Respite Care Facilities | 0 | — |
| Senior Housing | 8 | View directory |
| Hospitals | 3 | View directory |
| Dialysis Facilities | 1 | View directory |
| Community Health Centers | 20 | View directory |
Nursing Homes in Santa Cruz
3 Medicare-certified nursing homess in Santa Cruz, averaging 3.0 out of 5 overall among rated providers. Open a profile to review inspection findings, fines, staffing details, and ownership.
Home Health Agencies in Santa Cruz
1 Medicare-certified home health agencies in Santa Cruz, averaging 3.5 out of 5 overall among rated providers. Open a profile to review inspection findings, fines, staffing details, and ownership.
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in Santa Cruz
1 Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Santa Cruz. Open a profile to review inspection findings, fines, staffing details, and ownership.
Assisted Living Facilities in Santa Cruz
5 registry-listed assisted living facilitiess are listed in Santa Cruz. No CMS star rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, services, and coverage directly with the provider. Open a profile to see services, contact details, and location.
Home Care Agencies in Santa Cruz
8 registry-listed home care agenciess are listed in Santa Cruz. No CMS star rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, services, and coverage directly with the provider. Open a profile to see services, contact details, and location.
Senior Housing in Santa Cruz
8 hud-assisted senior housings are listed in Santa Cruz. No CMS star rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, services, and coverage directly with the provider. Open a profile to see services, contact details, and location.
Hospitals in Santa Cruz
3 Medicare-certified hospitalss in Santa Cruz, averaging 4.0 out of 5 overall among rated providers. Open a profile to review inspection findings, fines, staffing details, and ownership.
Dialysis Facilities in Santa Cruz
1 Medicare-certified dialysis facilities in Santa Cruz. Open a profile to review inspection findings, fines, staffing details, and ownership.
Community Health Centers in Santa Cruz
20 hrsa-funded community health centerss are listed in Santa Cruz. No CMS star rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, services, and coverage directly with the provider. Open a profile to see services, contact details, and location.
ZIP codes in Santa Cruz
How to pick care in Santa Cruz
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, CA, 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.
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Frequently asked questions
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Data sources
Data source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, the CMS NPI registry, and HUD open data. Data as of 2026-10-06. This page is informational and is not medical advice.
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