San Mateo County, California
County inventory for San Mateo County, California is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
21 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into San Mateo County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 14 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet CA-SAN-MATEO-CALIFORNIA · San Mateo, CA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 14 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,657 beds
- STAR-MID 3.6★ avg
- HH-MID 21 HH
- RANK-HIGH #202/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Jefferson
- AL-MID $7,000/mo
- BOOK-FULL 14/14 NH · 21/21 HH
Photo-finish peer: Jefferson County, TX (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for San Mateo County
Home-health coverage is the standout for San Mateo County: 21 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 14 nursing homes and 1,657 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 California medians: assisted living $7,000/mo, semi-private nursing $12,167/mo, private nursing $15,178/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,037/mo. Local San Mateo providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 3 at 4★, 6 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (43% of 14 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Belmont Healthcare Center, Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital, Devonshire Oaks Nursing Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in San Mateo, CA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in San Mateo County
14 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Healthcare Center | Belmont | 5/5 | 74 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital | San Mateo | 5/5 | 96 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Devonshire Oaks Nursing Center | Redwood City | 5/5 | 38 | For profit - Corporation |
| Linda Mar Care Center | Pacifica | 5/5 | 59 | For profit - Corporation |
| Pacifica Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Pacifica | 5/5 | 68 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Sequoias | Portola Valley | 5/5 | 43 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Atherton Park Post-Acute | Menlo Park | 4/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Golden Heights Healthcare | Daly City | 4/5 | 102 | For profit - Corporation |
| San Bruno Skilled Nursing | San Bruno | 4/5 | 45 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Peninsula Post-Acute | Burlingame | 3/5 | 62 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Golden Pavilion Healthcare | Daly City | 2/5 | 239 | For profit - Corporation |
| Millbrae Care Center | Millbrae | 2/5 | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Ahmc Seton Medical Center | Daly City | 1/5 | 186 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| San Mateo Medical Center D/P SNF | San Mateo | 1/5 | 345 | Government - County |
Home Health Agencies in San Mateo County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| American Carequest | Burlingame | 5.0 |
| Cvh Care | South San Francisco | 5.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health Care | Burlingame | 4.5 |
| Elite Care Home Health Agency, Inc. | Burlingame | 4.5 |
| Truemed, Inc | South San Francisco | 4.5 |
| Alphacare Home Health | San Bruno | 4.0 |
| Carelink Home Health Agency | Burlingame | 4.0 |
| Opo Health, LLC | San Mateo | 4.0 |
| Abl Health Care | Burlingame | 3.5 |
| Harmony Home Health | Daly City | 3.5 |
| Home Health Bay Area Inc. | Daly City | 3.5 |
| New Haven Home Health Services, Inc. | Daly City | 3.5 |
| 21st Century Home Health Services Inc. | Burlingame | 3.0 |
| Anx Home Healthcare | Burlingame | 3.0 |
| Helping Hands Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc. | Burlingame | 3.0 |
| Nursing & Rehab at Home | San Mateo | 3.0 |
| Sutter Care at Home | San Mateo | 3.0 |
| Homeassist Home Health Services | Daly City | 2.5 |
| Alliance Home Health | Daly City | 2.0 |
| Caremo Home Health | San Mateo | N/A |
| Exceptional Care Home Health Agency Inc | Daly City | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for San Mateo County, CA, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the California overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (14 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (21 here).
Continue on the California elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are California state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for San Mateo County.