1280 Laguna St, San Francisco, CA 94115
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Central Gardens Post Acute
San Francisco, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Central Gardens Post Acute
CENTRAL GARDENS POST ACUTE is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in SAN FRANCISCO, CA with 92 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
92 residents
Location
San Francisco, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1355 ELLIS STREET, San Francisco, California 94115
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 20, 2025, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 48 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Central Gardens Post Acute in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 48 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 52 minutesAbove the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 32%Below the California average |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 20, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 13, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 13, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Mar 13, 2025
April 25, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected May 31, 2024Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 31, 2024
January 27, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 1, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Golden California Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 92
- Average residents per day
- 88
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 1967
- Part of a chain
- Pacs Group, 275 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 055280
Location
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1355 ELLIS STREETSan Francisco, CA 94115
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Questions about Central Gardens Post Acute
How did Central Gardens Post Acute do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 20, 2025 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Central Gardens Post Acute?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 48 minutes with each resident per day, including 52 minutes from registered nurses. 32% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Central Gardens Post Acute been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Central Gardens Post Acute in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.