Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing
2671 Plummer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 59 certified beds
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Jose, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.91 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 24, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,194In 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 Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing 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) | 4.91 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.98 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.2% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 11, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,194, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · 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 · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2023 · 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
- 2671 Plummer Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125 - CMS certification #
- 555363
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 49.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, couples welcome
- Kitchen 2 inspections by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health since 2024; latest Green (pass) (January 2026)
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: Lincoln Glen Manor for Senior Citizens
- Jan 16, 2026 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
2 violations
- Hot and cold water available (Minor). Inspector’s note: 1) Water temperature measured 112-115F at the janitorial sink, single comp prep sink, 2 comp prep sink, and 3 comp sink. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
- Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices (Minor). Inspector’s note: Faucet water leak at the 2 compartment prep sink. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.
- Nov 4, 2024 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
5 violations
- Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible (Minor). Inspector’s note: The employee restroom lacked a soap supply. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [COS] Soap refilled.
- Food separated and protected (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed a bowl of sliced melon stored directly on top of raw shell eggs within the two door reach in refrigerator. [CA] All food shall be separated and protected from cross-contamination. Store all raw meat or other raw products of animal origin separate and below ready-to-eat food items.
- Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed the use of a unapproved household rice cooker at the preparation line. [CA] All utensils and equipment shall be certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program (e.g. NSF, UL EPH, UL Sanitation, CSA Sanitation, or ...
- Hot and cold water available (Minor). Inspector’s note: Measured the hot water supply at a maximum of 117 F from all sinks within the facility. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at handwash sinks.
- Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed wall paint to be peeling behind the plate tray storage area. [CA] Repair the wall with a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable surface.
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.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing 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.
Licensed nurses available 24/7
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Meals, housekeeping, transportation and more included.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Couples welcome.
We provide studio apartments for individuals and couples that include accessible bed/living rooms and baths.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio.
We provide studio apartments for individuals and couples that include accessible bed/living rooms and baths.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: none.
No buy-in.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Herman Health Care Center, San Jose. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ascension Healthcare Services, Campbell. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95125 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Wb San Jose, San Jose, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc Blossom Valley, San Jose, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Shc San Jose LLC, San Jose, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95125.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Northern C, office in San Jose, 3.1 miles away, straight line
Redwood Hospice, office in San Jose, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in Saratoga, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mike Gorenchtein, MD, Campbell. 3.0 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 |
| 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing staffed?
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing reports 4.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing have?
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing is certified for 59 beds.