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Santa Clara County, California

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County inventory for Santa Clara 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

40 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Santa Clara County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 50 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 California medians + CMS Five-Star.

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Sheet CA-SANTA-CLARA-CALIFORNIA · Santa Clara, CA

NH-LARGE · BEDS-LARGE · STAR-MID · HH-LARGE · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-TOP

  • NH-LARGE 50 homes
  • BEDS-LARGE 5,114 beds
  • STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
  • HH-LARGE 40 HH
  • RANK-TOP #27/2,851
  • PHOTO-TIE Worcester
  • AL-MID $7,000/mo
  • BOOK-TOP 40/50 NH · 30/40 HH

Photo-finish peer: Worcester County, MA (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 Santa Clara County

Home-health coverage is the standout for Santa Clara County: 40 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 50 nursing homes and 5,114 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.5/5 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 Santa Clara providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.

Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 1★, 11 at 2★, 12 at 3★, 8 at 4★, 17 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (64% of 50 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Childrens Hc Org No Ca -Pediatric Hospital D/P SNF, Childrens Hc Org No Ca Saratoga Pediatric Subacute, Health Care Ctr at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

1★
2
2★
11
3★
12
4★
8
5★
17

Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$7,000
Assisted Living / mo
$12,167
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$7,627
Home Care / mo
3.5
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Santa Clara, CA

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1 5★
  2. 2 5★
  3. 3 5★
  4. 4 5★
  5. 5 5★

Nursing Homes in Santa Clara County

Showing the top 40 of 50 CMS-certified homes by overall star rating (full county count 50 stays on the care plate).

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Childrens Hc Org No Ca -Pediatric Hospital D/P SNF Campbell 5/5 27 For profit - Limited Liability company
Childrens Hc Org No Ca Saratoga Pediatric Subacute Saratoga 5/5 37 For profit - Limited Liability company
Health Care Ctr at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio Cupertino 5/5 48 Non profit - Other
Idylwood Care Center Sunnyvale 5/5 185 For profit - Limited Liability company
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing San Jose 5/5 59 Non profit - Church related
Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute Center Santa Clara 5/5 133 For profit - Corporation
O'Connor Hospital D/P SNF San Jose 5/5 24 Government - County
Pacific Hills Post Acute Morgan Hill 5/5 99 For profit - Limited Liability company
Plum Tree Care Center San Jose 5/5 76 For profit - Limited Liability company
Saratoga Retirement Community Health Center Saratoga 5/5 94 Non profit - Corporation
Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation Los Gatos 5/5 73 For profit - Limited Liability company
Sunny View Manor Cupertino 5/5 48 Non profit - Corporation
The Terraces of Los Gatos Los Gatos 5/5 59 Non profit - Corporation
Vi at Palo Alto Palo Alto 5/5 44 For profit - Limited Liability company
Vista Manor Nursing Center San Jose 5/5 99 For profit - Limited Liability company
Webster House Palo Alto 5/5 145 Non profit - Corporation
Woodlands Healthcare Center Los Gatos 5/5 65 For profit - Limited Liability company
A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care San Jose 4/5 166 For profit - Corporation
Baywood Post Acute Campbell 4/5 45 For profit - Limited Liability company
Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sunnyvale 4/5 99 For profit - Limited Liability company
Creekside Post-Acute San Jose 4/5 130 For profit - Limited Liability company
Los Altos Post-Acute Los Altos 4/5 152 For profit - Limited Liability company
San Jose Healthcare & Wellness Center San Jose 4/5 58 For profit - Limited Liability company
The Terraces at Los Altos Health Facility Los Altos 4/5 30 Non profit - Corporation
White Blossom Care Center San Jose 4/5 153 For profit - Limited Liability company
Almaden Health and Rehabilitation Center San Jose 3/5 77 For profit - Partnership
Camden Postacute Care, Inc Campbell 3/5 60 For profit - Limited Liability company
Canyon Springs Post-Acute San Jose 3/5 199 For profit - Limited Liability company
Courtyard Care Center San Jose 3/5 76 For profit - Limited Liability company
Empress Care Center, LLC San Jose 3/5 67 For profit - Individual
Morgan Hill Healthcare Center Morgan Hill 3/5 52 For profit - Limited Liability company
Mountain View Healthcare Center Mountain View 3/5 129 For profit - Limited Liability company
Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Palo Alto 3/5 66 For profit - Limited Liability company
Santa Clara Post Acute Santa Clara 3/5 201 For profit - Corporation
Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute Sunnyvale 3/5 140 For profit - Limited Liability company
The Ridge Post Acute San Jose 3/5 54 For profit - Limited Liability company
Vasona Creek Healthcare Center Los Gatos 3/5 148 For profit - Limited Liability company
Cupertino Healthcare & Wellness Center Cupertino 2/5 170 For profit - Limited Liability company
Gilroy Healthcare Center Gilroy 2/5 134 For profit - Limited Liability company
Grant Cuesta Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Mountain View 2/5 102 For profit - Limited Liability company

Home Health Agencies in Santa Clara County

Showing the top 30 of 40 Medicare-certified agencies by quality rating (full mapped count 40 stays on the care plate).

Agency City Quality Rating
Helenium Home Health, Inc. San Jose 5.0
National Home Health Services, Inc San Jose 5.0
Premier Home Health Providers Inc. San Jose 5.0
Ready2nurse San Jose 5.0
Angelcare Home Health Services, LLC Milpitas 4.5
Care Must San Jose 4.5
Grace Community Home Health Inc. Mountain View 4.5
Intouch Home Care, Inc. Santa Clara 4.5
South Springs Home Health Care San Jose 4.5
St. Patrick Home Health Providers, Inc San Jose 4.5
Healing Touch of California Home Health Agency Inc Gilroy 4.0
Pathways Home Health and Hospice Sunnyvale 4.0
Sequoia Home Health Milpitas 4.0
St Joseph Home Health Milpitas 4.0
Vn Home Health Care San Jose 4.0
Harmony Home Health Santa Clara 3.5
Nor-Cal Professional Home Health Care Services, in San Jose 3.5
Amedisys Home Health Care Campbell 3.0
Apex Healthcare Services LLC San Jose 3.0
Bayhealth, Inc Campbell 3.0
Bonita Springs Home Health LLC Gilroy 3.0
In Home Care Group, LLC San Jose 3.0
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hha-Santa Clara Santa Clara 3.0
Majestic Home Health Morgan Hill 3.0
Sutter Care at Home Saratoga 3.0
All Support at Home, LLC San Jose 2.5
Ascension Healthcare Services San Jose 2.5
Comfort Home Health Care, LLC San Jose 2.5
D'Best Home Health Santa Clara 2.5
Envigorati, LLC Campbell 2.5

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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).