Nursing home
Gilroy Healthcare Center
8170 Murray Avenue, Gilroy, CA 95020 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Covenant Care (24 facilities) · 134 certified beds
Gilroy Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gilroy, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.30 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jun 23, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $105,256In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Gilroy Healthcare Center 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) | 4.30 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $105,256, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Gilroy Healthcare Center
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
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 8170 Murray Avenue
Gilroy, CA 95020 - CMS certification #
- 055797
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 134
- Avg residents/day
- 118.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-06-01
- Chain
- Covenant Care (24 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Covenant Care
Covenant Care operates 24 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Covenant Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Gilroy Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 1 inspection by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health since 2025; latest Green (pass) (December 2025)
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health: LHCF - Gilroy Healthcare Center
- Dec 3, 2025 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
3 violations
- Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean (Minor). Inspector’s note: Entire kitchen area has vinyl cove base around and is starting to fall apart. [CA] The juncture of the floor and wall shall be coved with a 3/8-inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the wall at least 4 inches.
- Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification (Minor). Inspector’s note: Unable to provide a current food manger certification at the time of inspection. [CA] Obtain a new food manger certification within 60-days.
- Adequate ventilation/lighting; designated areas, use (Minor). Inspector’s note: Hood filters within the hood system have some grease build up at the time of inspection. [CA] Ventilation hood filters shall be maintained clean and good repair.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. G (Green): Pass. Y (Yellow): Conditional pass; major violations found, follow-up inspection required. R (Red): Closed; an imminent health hazard was found. Major violation: The county's critical (major) violation flag.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 24, 2021: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 28, 2022. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $40,500 proposed, $4,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Covenant Care California, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5)(C). Penalty $20,250 proposed, $2,000 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(7). Penalty $20,250 proposed, $2,000 now. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Watsonville Community Hospital, Watsonville. 13.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Morgan Hill Healthcare Center, Morgan Hill. 8.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bonita Springs Home Health LLC, Gilroy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- South County Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95020 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Gilroy, Gilroy, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc Morgan Hill, Morgan Hill, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc Watsonville, Watsonville, 13.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95020.
Bonita Springs Hospice Care LLC, office in Gilroy, 0.4 miles away, straight line
Majestic Hospice & Home Health LLC, office in Morgan Hill, 8.0 miles away, straight line
With Grace Hospice And Palliative Care, office in San Jose, 14.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, Morgan Hill. 7.7 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gilroy Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Gilroy Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Gilroy Healthcare Center staffed?
Gilroy Healthcare Center reports 4.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Gilroy Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Gilroy Healthcare Center have?
Gilroy Healthcare Center is certified for 134 beds.