Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

CMS Certification Number: 055109

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1969-06-01

675 24Th Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Call (831) 475-6323

Metrics & Ratings for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz has 92 Certified Beds and an average of 87.5 residents per day.

Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 1 out of 5

QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: 3 out of 5

Staffing Rating: 4 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 2.68205

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.72855

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.48524

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.21379

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 3.89584

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 3.66932

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.33016

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.02307

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: 38.32

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 9.68

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: 37.84

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Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

Metrics & Ratings for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

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Staffing Metrics for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Driftwood Healthcare Center – Santa Cruz

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