Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital
2620 Flores Street, San Mateo, CA 94403 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 96 certified beds
Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Mateo, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.42 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Oct 25, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.42 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.82 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.3% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2620 Flores Street
San Mateo, CA 94403 - CMS certification #
- 055188
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 72.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 nursing staff
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- San Mateo Medical Center, San Mateo. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- San Mateo Medical Center D/p SNF, San Mateo. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Opo Health, LLC, San Mateo. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94403 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc San Mateo, San Mateo, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc Wb San Mateo, San Mateo, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita San Mateo Mills Dialysis, San Mateo, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94403.
Mission Hospice & Home Care, Inc., office in San Mateo, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in San Mateo, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Anx Hospice Care, office in Burlingame, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shelley Salpeter, MD, San Mateo. 1.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital staffed?
Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital reports 4.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital have?
Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital is certified for 96 beds.