WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER

CCN 055240 · CF WATSONVILLE EAST LLC · For profit - Limited Liability company · CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES chain · 87 certified beds · Santa Cruz · CA


WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER is a 87-bed nursing home in WATSONVILLE, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1978-05-01. It averages 80.5 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER?

CMS lists 42 health-inspection deficiencies for WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER since 2022-05-06, 28 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-09.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-01-09F0697, F0804, F0812, F0880Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2026-01-09F0645, F0656, F0658, F0698, F0757PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.D
2026-01-09F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.B
2024-08-19F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2024-08-19F0656, F0761, F0804, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2024-08-19F0550, F0552, F0609, F0655, F0684, F0700, F0745, F0757, F0759, F0802, F0803Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.D
2024-08-19F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.C
2023-08-22F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2022-05-06F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2022-05-06F0698, F0803, F0908Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Keep all essential equipment working safely.E
2022-05-06F0554, F0684, F0687, F0693, F0695, F0756, F0761, F0805, F0881Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.D
2022-05-06F0912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.C

Why was WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER fined?

DateTypeAmount
2023-08-22Fine$44,488

How is WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?

MeasureThis facilityCA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.969604.51570
Total nursing staff turnover (%)27.136.7
Average number of residents per day80.587.9

Who owns WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER, and what chain is it in?

WATSONVILLE NURSING CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name CF WATSONVILLE EAST LLC and belongs to the CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTCRESCENT FACILITIES OPERATIONS LLCsince 12/19/2006
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTBERING PROPERTIES LLC, JENMAX ENTERPRISES LLC, JK-CSH JV LLC, MANHATTAN FIVE PARTNERS LLC, WIN WIN ENTERPRISES, LLCsince 02/01/2007
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTBH ALLIANCE, THE JACOB WINTNER TRUST, THE WINTNER LIVING TRUST DATED 7/08/1992, WINTNER, JACOBsince 02/01/2007
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYBRETSCH, GREGORY, RADFORD, RAE ANNsince 02/25/2019
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC, BRETSCH, GREGORY, BUTENKO, JULIE, CAPELA, HEIDI, HASSELL, LANCE, LUTZ, LINDA, MCDANIEL, CLAYTON, RADFORD, RAE ANN, SALAZAR, PAULINA, SMEDRA, IRA, THOMAS, DARRYL, WINTNER, JACOBsince 02/01/2007
ADP OF THE SNF535 AUTO CENTER LLC, CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC, JENMAX ENTERPRISES LLC, JK-CSH JV LLC, WIN WIN ENTERPRISES, LLC, BRETSCH, GREGORY, BUTENKO, JULIE, CAPELA, HEIDI, HASSELL, LANCE, LUTZ, LINDA, MCDANIEL, CLAYTON, RADFORD, RAE ANN, SALAZAR, PAULINA, SMEDRA, IRA, WINTNER, JACOBsince 02/01/2007

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