Nursing home
Northgate Postacute Care
40 Professional Center Parkway, San Rafael, CA 94903 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Rmg Capital Partners (9 facilities) · 52 certified beds
Northgate Postacute Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Rafael, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.00 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies.
- 8 fines totaling $129,101In CMS records: 8 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Northgate Postacute Care 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) | 4.00 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 38.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 19.0 | 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: 8 fines totaling $129,101, 8 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Northgate Postacute Care
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · 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 · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 21, 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 · Aug 21, 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 · Aug 21, 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
- 40 Professional Center Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903 - CMS certification #
- 056430
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 49.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-03-22
- Chain
- Rmg Capital Partners (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Rmg Capital Partners
Rmg Capital Partners operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Rmg Capital Partners facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Northgate Postacute Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
- Kitchen 6 inspections by Marin County Environmental Health Services since 2024; latest No Violation(s) Found, grade placard (July 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.
Marin County Environmental Health Services: Northgate Postacute Care
- Jul 8, 2026 (routine): No Violation(s) Found, grade placard. No violations listed.
- Jul 7, 2026 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- Hot and cold water available
- Nov 24, 2025 (follow-up): No Violation(s) Found, grade Na placard. No violations listed.
- Nov 19, 2025 (routine): Violation(s) Found, grade placard. No violations listed.
- Dec 18, 2024 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- CHSC 113953.2
- Mar 5, 2024 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- CHSC 114099.7
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Green placard: Pass. Yellow placard: Conditional pass; follow-up required. Red placard: Closed.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Northgate Postacute Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hr Nursing Care, 24-hr Physician On-Call, 7 Day-A-Week Admissions
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice / Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Arrange transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Rafael. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pine Ridge Care Center, San Rafael. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- By The Bay Health, Larkspur. 4.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94903 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita San Rafael Dialysis, San Rafael, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Shc Larkspur, Greenbrae, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita San Pablo Dialysis, San Pablo, 11.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94903.
Madrona Hospice Care Inc, office in San Rafael, 0.9 miles away, straight line
By The Bay Health, office in Larkspur, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in San Francisco, 16.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Permanente Medical Group Inc, Richmond. 11.0 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In San Rafael, CA, risk to homes is greater than 41% of communities in California and 80% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 |
| Marin County Environmental Health Services kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Northgate Postacute Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Northgate Postacute Care an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Northgate Postacute Care staffed?
Northgate Postacute Care reports 4.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Northgate Postacute Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
How many beds does Northgate Postacute Care have?
Northgate Postacute Care is certified for 52 beds.