Nursing-home profile
Driftwood Healthcare Center- Santa Cruz
675 24th Ave, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95062
CCN 055109 · Chain: MARINER HEALTH CARE (17 facilities)
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Overall rating
★★★★☆
Beds92
Avg residents86
OwnershipFor profit - Limited Liability company
Summary
Driftwood Healthcare Center- Santa Cruz is a CMS-certified nursing home in SANTA CRUZ, CA, currently rated 4 of 5 stars overall by CMS. The facility has 38 health deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS five-star ratings
Overall
★★★★☆
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Quality measures
★★★★★
Staffing
★★★★☆
Long-stay QM
★★★★★
Health deficiencies
Last 3 years
38
All time
51
Actual harm
3
Immediate jeopardy
0
Infection-control citations
0
Last survey
2025-12-12
Penalties & enforcement
Fines (count)
0
Total fined
$0
Payment denials
0
Last penalty
—
Staffing
Nurse hrs / resident / day
3.99
RN hrs / resident / day
0.63
Certified beds
92
Nursing turnover
45.2%
Federal enforcement record
1Wage & Hour Division cases — $22,282 in back wages owed.
About this data
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Nursing Home Care Compare). CMS five-star ratings updated monthly; deficiency and penalty data reflect the most recent CMS release ingested by FastDOL. Methodology · Browse nursing homes by state.