Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Plum Tree Care Center
2580 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Generations Healthcare (33 facilities) · 76 certified beds
Plum Tree Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Jose, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.64 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In 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 Plum Tree Care 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) | 4.64 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.46 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.9% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Plum Tree Care 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
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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 · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 28, 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 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Sep 24, 2024 · 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
- 2580 Samaritan Drive
San Jose, CA 95124 - CMS certification #
- 055866
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 76
- Avg residents/day
- 65.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-12-18
- Chain
- Generations Healthcare (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Generations Healthcare
Generations Healthcare operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Generations Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Kitchen 2 inspections by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health since 2024; latest Green (pass) (February 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: LHCF - Plum Tree Care Center
- Feb 18, 2026 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
2 violations
- Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed the drain pipe in the floor sink. [CA] Raise the drain pipe to provide an air gap.
- Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: The windows are open to help with ventilation and the screen has gaps around it. [CA] Repair the screens to close the gaps and help to keep out insects.
- Oct 18, 2024 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
2 violations
- Permits available (Minor). Inspector’s note: The permit was not able to be found. [CA] Please have the permit available. If a replacement is needed call the dept of environmental health main office line to request another.
- Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed the walls to have chipped paint in some areas in the kitchen. [CA] Repair/repaint where needed.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Woodlands Healthcare Center, Los Gatos. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Envigorati, LLC, Campbell. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Samaritan Apothecary Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95124 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Los Gatos, Los Gatos, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Los Gatos Dialysis, Los Gatos, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc Blossom Valley, San Jose, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95124.
Sunrise Hospice Care Inc., office in San Jose, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Sutter Care At Home, office in Saratoga, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Redwood Hospice, office in San Jose, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, San Jose. 0.1 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 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: 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Plum Tree Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Plum Tree Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Plum Tree Care Center staffed?
Plum Tree Care Center reports 4.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Plum Tree Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Plum Tree Care Center have?
Plum Tree Care Center is certified for 76 beds.