For profit - Limited Liability company ·
140 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare (34 facilities)
3
Overall CMS Rating
★★★☆☆
The Avenues Transitional Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Francisco, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.90 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 24, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $12,685 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Health Inspections
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Staffing
★★★★☆ 4/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★☆ 4/5
How The Avenues Transitional 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.90
4.51
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.88
0.65
0.68
above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.40
2.64
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
44.0%
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.
3.90
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.88
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.63
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.40
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.65
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
44.0%
Registered Nurses
20.0%
Administrator Changes0 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Mar 24, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
11
Total Deficiencies Found
88
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at The Avenues Transitional Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
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 · Oct 2, 2025
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
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025
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
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
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
Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025
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
Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025
Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025
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
Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2025
About This Facility
Address
2043 19Th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116
CMS Certification #
055963
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
140
Avg Residents/Day
129.1
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1974-03-29
Chain
Aspen Skilled Healthcare (34 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare
34
Facilities Nationwide
Aspen Skilled Healthcare operates 34 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives The Avenues Transitional Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
The Avenues Transitional Care Center reports 3.90 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
The Avenues Transitional Care Center is certified for 140 beds.
Admissions at The Avenues Transitional Care Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (415) 661-8787. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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