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Watsonville Post Acute Center

525 AUTO CENTER DRIVE, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076

(831) 724-7505

95 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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525 Auto Center Drive

Watsonville, CA 95076

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

055959

Care type

Nursing home

County

Santa Cruz

Facility name

Watsonville Post Acute Center

Street address

525 AUTO CENTER DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Watsonville, CA 95076

Phone

(831) 724-7505

About this facility — Watsonville Post Acute Center

Watsonville Post Acute Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Watsonville, California. It is licensed for 95 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Watsonville and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Watsonville Post Acute Center 47 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 7 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,018 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Cambridge Healthcare Services

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Crescent Facilities Operations Llc

Direct owner · Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2006

525 Auto Center Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2006

Bering Properties Llc

Indirect owner — since 2007

Bh Alliance

Indirect owner — since 2006

Bretsch, Gregory

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Butenko, Julie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Capela, Heidi

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Hassell, Lance

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Jenmax Enterprises Llc

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2006

Jk-csh Jv Llc

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2006

Kaur, Amandeep

Operational control — since 2024

Lutz, Linda

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Manhattan Five Partners Llc

Indirect owner — since 2006

Mcdaniel, Clayton

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Radford, Rae Ann

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Salazar, Paulina

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Smedra, Ira

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2007

The Jacob Wintner Trust

Indirect owner — since 2006

The Wintner Living Trust Dated 7/08/1992

Indirect owner — since 2007

Win Win Enterprises, Llc

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2006

Wintner, Jacob

Indirect owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2007

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility · 2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1968-08-09

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,018 total

Last standard inspection

2025-08-29

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$375 per day (≈ $11,400/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

73% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 15% private/other

Occupancy

92% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

27% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-29Health inspection6 citations

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-18

2024-03-08Health inspection8 citations

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-05-08

F-0689

G · Actual harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2024-05-08

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-04-29

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-29

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (33 citations)

2021-12-13Health inspection21 citations

F-0578

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0623

E · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2022-01-04

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2021-12-31

F-0732

D · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2022-01-04

F-0755

E · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2022-01-05

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0801

F · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0802

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0804

F · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0805

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2022-01-06

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2022-01-03

F-0908

F · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2022-01-06

F-0925

F · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2022-01-03

2025-08-29Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-12

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-09-12

2024-03-08Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-03-29

K-0711

D · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2024-03-29

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-03-29

2021-12-13Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0325

E · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0346

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0354

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-12-27

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2021-12-27

Federal penalties

2024-03-08Fine$8,018

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 055959.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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