Best Nursing Homes in California

The highest-rated nursing facilities in California, ranked by NursingHomeGrade Score — a composite of RN staffing, health deficiencies, and CMS quality ratings. The top-rated facility scores 100/100, the median score across the 100 ranked facilities is 88/100, and 99 hold an A grade.

Rankings

#	Facility	Location	Grade	Score	RN Hours	Deficiencies
1	Community Subacute and Transitional Care Center	FRESNO, CA	A	100	1.75	0
2	PACIFICA NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER	PACIFICA, CA	A	100	1.10	0
3	ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSP & TRAUMA SNF	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	100	4.87	0
4	Veterans Home Of California - Barstow	BARSTOW, CA	A	99	1.22	1
5	CREEKVIEW SKILLED NURSING	PLEASANTON, CA	A	99	0.98	1
6	MORTON BAKAR CENTER	HAYWARD, CA	A	97	0.76	0
7	CANTERBURY WOODS	PACIFIC GROVE, CA	A	96	1.46	3
8	Community Memorial Continuing Care Center	Ojai, CA	A	96	1.58	3
9	WEBSTER HOUSE	PALO ALTO, CA	A	96	1.06	3
10	TORRANCE MEMORIAL MED CTR SNF/DP	TORRANCE, CA	A	96	5.14	3
11	Mission View Health Center	San Luis Obispo, CA	A	95	0.77	2
12	SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CARE CENTER	SANTA ROSA, CA	A	95	1.03	1
13	PETALUMA POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION	PETALUMA, CA	A	94	1.11	4
14	CARLSBAD BY THE SEA	CARLSBAD, CA	A	94	0.75	2
15	SPRING LAKE VILLAGE	SANTA ROSA, CA	A	94	1.10	4
16	THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS	LOS GATOS, CA	A	94	1.08	0
17	BAYWOOD COURT HEALTH CENTER	CASTRO VALLEY, CA	A	94	0.88	4
18	ST PAUL'S TOWERS	OAKLAND, CA	A	93	1.07	5
19	ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF	SAN LEANDRO, CA	A	93	1.26	5
20	CRESTWOOD TREATMENT CENTER	FREMONT, CA	A	93	0.84	5
21	SUNNY VIEW MANOR	CUPERTINO, CA	A	93	0.98	4
22	BAY AREA HEALTHCARE CENTER	OAKLAND, CA	A	93	1.82	5
23	HELEN BERNARDY CENTER D/P SNF	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	92	3.27	3
24	GLENBROOK	CARLSBAD, CA	A	92	1.05	4
25	VI AT PALO ALTO	PALO ALTO, CA	A	92	1.69	5
26	O'CONNOR HOSPITAL D/P SNF	SAN JOSE, CA	A	92	3.13	2
27	VILLA CORONADO D/P SNF	CORONADO, CA	A	91	1.79	6
28	PIEDMONT GARDENS HEALTH FACILITY	OAKLAND, CA	A	91	1.12	3
29	Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF	Santa Maria, CA	A	91	2.11	3
30	Oakview Skilled Nursing	Thousand Oaks, CA	A	91	0.73	3
31	Advanced Health Care of Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	A	91	1.92	6
32	Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent & Nursing Hos	Newbury Park, CA	A	90	0.77	5
33	LAWTON SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	B	90	1.37	2
34	PACIFIC COAST MANOR	CAPITOLA, CA	A	90	1.17	2
35	COMMUNITY CONVALESCENT CENTER OF SAN BERNARDINO	SAN BERNARDINO, CA	A	90	2.38	4
36	Encino Hospital Medical Center D/P SNF	ENCINO, CA	A	90	2.18	4
37	SOUTH BAY POST ACUTE CARE	CHULA VISTA, CA	A	90	0.95	1
38	PACIFIC HEIGHTS TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	89	0.82	4
39	St. John's Hospital Camarillo D/P SNF	Camarillo, CA	A	89	1.80	5
40	ALAMEDA HOSPITAL D/P SNF	ALAMEDA, CA	A	89	1.46	5
41	TOTALLY KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL - D/P SNF	LOMA LINDA, CA	A	89	2.35	7
42	VI AT LA JOLLA VILLAGE	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	89	1.08	7
43	GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER DP/SNF	GLENDALE, CA	A	89	2.58	4
44	CENTRAL GARDENS POST ACUTE	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	88	0.87	3
45	Cottonwood Healthcare Center	Woodland, CA	A	88	1.22	8
46	University Post-Acute Rehab	Sacramento, CA	A	88	1.29	8
47	GROSSMONT HOSPITAL D/P SNF	LA MESA, CA	A	88	1.94	5
48	EMANATE HEALTH INTER-COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- D/P SNF	COVINA, CA	A	88	3.95	5
49	SAN FRANCISCO TOWERS	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	88	2.13	5
50	Siena Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Auburn, CA	A	88	0.79	7
51	Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce	Lompoc, CA	A	87	1.21	3
52	ARROYO VISTA NURSING CENTER	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	87	0.89	4
53	HAYES CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	87	0.72	0
54	Villa Marin	SAN RAFAEL, CA	A	87	1.96	5
55	OAKLAND HEIGHTS NURSING AND REHABILITATION	OAKLAND, CA	A	87	0.78	5
56	Veterans Home Of California - Redding	REDDING, CA	A	87	2.33	6
57	VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO	FRESNO, CA	A	87	1.52	9
58	CITRUS HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER	COVINA, CA	A	87	1.29	9
59	Ventura Post Acute	Ventura, CA	A	86	0.68	5
60	BROOKFIELD HEALTHCARE CENTER	DOWNEY, CA	A	86	0.93	6
61	DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF	PALM SPRINGS, CA	A	86	5.26	4
62	THE COVE AT LA JOLLA	LA JOLLA, CA	A	86	1.25	7
63	THE MEADOWS OF NAPA VALLEY	NAPA, CA	A	86	0.95	5
64	DEVONSHIRE OAKS NURSING CENTER	REDWOOD CITY, CA	A	86	1.37	6
65	Coastal View Healthcare Center	Ventura, CA	A	85	0.91	6
66	CREEKSIDE POST-ACUTE	SAN JOSE, CA	A	85	0.77	5
67	CALIFORNIA HOME FOR THE AGED	FRESNO, CA	A	85	0.71	1
68	FRIENDSHIP MANOR NURSING & REHAB CENTER	NATIONAL CITY, CA	A	85	0.63	2
69	Tahoe Forest Hospital D/P SNF	Truckee, CA	A	85	1.49	7
70	VILLA RANCHO BERNARDO CARE CENTER	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	85	0.92	7
71	Laurel Creek Health Center	Fairfield, CA	A	85	1.27	6
72	SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER	PORTERVILLE, CA	A	85	1.75	5
73	ORCHARDS SKILLED NURSING	RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA	A	85	0.93	10
74	Creekside Healthcare Center	SAN PABLO, CA	A	84	1.85	4
75	MISSION CARE CENTER	RIVERSIDE, CA	A	84	1.36	3
76	CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR- DAVIES CAMPUS HOSP	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	84	6.62	4
77	Manzanita Healthcare Center	Carmichael, CA	A	84	0.83	8
78	EAST LOS ANGELES DOCTORS HOSP	LOS ANGELES, CA	A	84	1.83	5
79	LINCOLN GLEN SKILLED NURSING	SAN JOSE, CA	A	84	1.07	11
80	VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA D/P SNF	REDDING, CA	A	84	1.47	8
81	THE SPRINGS AT PACIFIC REGENT	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	84	0.76	4
82	Veterans Home Of California - Chula Vista	CHULA VISTA, CA	A	84	1.00	7
83	LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER	LAKESIDE, CA	A	84	0.62	5
84	LINDA MAR CARE CENTER	PACIFICA, CA	A	83	0.74	6
85	JEWISH HOME & REHAB CENTER D/P SNF	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	A	83	1.23	4
86	THE TERRACES AT SAN JOAQUIN GARDENS VILLAGE	FRESNO, CA	A	83	1.02	11
87	GOLDEN HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE	DALY CITY, CA	A	83	0.87	5
88	LA CASA VIA TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER	WALNUT CREEK, CA	A	83	0.83	9
89	BRADLEY COURT	EL CAJON, CA	A	83	0.60	5
90	MARYSVILLE POST-ACUTE	MARYSVILLE, CA	A	83	0.66	3
91	BELLAKEN SKILLED NURSING CENTER	OAKLAND, CA	A	83	0.57	2
92	UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AT DAVIS	DAVIS, CA	A	83	1.73	7
93	THE VILLAS AT POWAY	POWAY, CA	A	82	2.33	11
94	BRUCEVILLE TERRACE - D/P SNF OF METHODIST HOSPITAL	SACRAMENTO, CA	A	82	1.69	9
95	Vacaville Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center	Vacaville, CA	A	82	0.96	6
96	BELMONT HEALTHCARE CENTER	BELMONT, CA	A	82	0.64	2
97	PIH HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL D/P SNF	LOS ANGELES, CA	A	82	5.00	2
98	Fairfield Post Acute Rehabilitation	Fairfield, CA	A	81	1.00	10
99	BROOKSIDE SKILLED NURSING HOSPITAL	SAN MATEO, CA	A	81	0.87	6
100	KEARNY MESA CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOME	SAN DIEGO, CA	A	81	0.85	5

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Methodology

Rankings are determined by NursingHomeGrade Score, a 0–100 composite that weights RN staffing compliance (35%), health inspection deficiencies (30%), CMS quality ratings (20%), and staffing consistency (15%). Data is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog and updated regularly.

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