Watsonville Nursing Center
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Watsonville Post Acute Center
525 Auto Center Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County
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Overall: state avg 3.2 · U.S. 3.0
Staffing: state avg 3.3 · U.S. 3.0
Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Safety at a glance
1Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
35Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$8,018Federal fines, last 3 years (1 fine)
Most recent standard inspection: August 29, 2025.
Most recent serious findings
G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (831) 724-7505 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
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Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.02 hours · state avg 4.54, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- 0.70 hours
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- 3.69 hours · state avg 4.10
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 39.2% · state avg 36.6%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 40%
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- 0
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In California, Medicaid long-term care is provided through Medi-Cal Long-Term Services and Supports (IHSS, MSSP, CBAS, ALW).
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
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Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain / affiliation
- Cambridge Healthcare Services
- Legal business name
- Cf Watsonville West LLC
| Owner or manager | Role | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CRESCENT FACILITIES OPERATIONS LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% |
| 525 AUTO CENTER LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| BERING PROPERTIES LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| BH ALLIANCE | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| BRETSCH, GREGORY | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| BRETSCH, GREGORY | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | — |
| BRETSCH, GREGORY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BUTENKO, JULIE | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| BUTENKO, JULIE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| CAPELA, HEIDI | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 055959
- Certified beds
- 95
- Average residents per day
- 87.7
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- First certified
- August 9, 1968
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
Read full inspection narratives at Medicare Care Compare or ProPublica Nursing Home Inspect.