Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Vista Manor Nursing Center
120 Jose Figueres Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Generations Healthcare (33 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Vista Manor Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Jose, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.21 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Oct 11, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Vista Manor Nursing 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) | 4.21 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.49 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 July 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Vista Manor Nursing 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 9, 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 · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2022
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 · Oct 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2022 - 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 · Oct 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2022 - 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 · Oct 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2022
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
- 120 Jose Figueres Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116 - CMS certification #
- 555483
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 88.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-11-10
- 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 →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Kitchen 3 inspections by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health since 2025; latest Green (pass) (June 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 - Vista Manor Nursing Center
- Jun 5, 2026 (routine inspection): Green (pass). No violations listed.
- Mar 14, 2025 (follow-up inspection): Green (pass). No violations listed.
- Mar 11, 2025 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
3 violations
- No rodents, insects, birds, or animals (Major). Inspector’s note: 2 live cockroaches found at the floor corner under dishmachine area. Reviewed pest control report in February. No findings from pest control company. Noted that employee reported live cockroach but traps were cleaned. [CA] The premises of each food facility shall be kept free of vermin. A food ...
- Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible (Minor). Inspector’s note: Hand wash station was blocked by a rack at the time of inspection. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times. [COS] Employee relocated rack
- Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean (Minor). Inspector’s note: Grease on the wall near hood area. [CA] Clean and maintain wall. Holes on the floor across from cookline where water accumulated. Cracks and gaps observed under dishmachine area. Wooden board is used under reach-in freezer in kitchen. [CA] The floor surfaces shall be smooth, of durable ...
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
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose. 5.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Canyon Springs Post-acute, San Jose. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St. Patrick Home Health Providers, Inc, San Jose. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Los Alamitos Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95116 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc East San Jose, San Jose, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Eastridge Dialysis, San Jose, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc White Road, San Jose, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95116.
Heart Of Hope Asian American Hospice Care, A Nonprofit Corporation, office in San Jose, 3.2 miles away, straight line
Soleil Hospice, LLC, office in San Jose, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Northern C, office in San Jose, 4.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North East Medical Services, San Jose. 3.2 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, 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Vista Manor Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Vista Manor Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Vista Manor Nursing Center staffed?
Vista Manor Nursing Center reports 4.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Vista Manor Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Vista Manor Nursing Center have?
Vista Manor Nursing Center is certified for 99 beds.