Nursing home
Westwood Post Acute
1601 Petersen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Links Healthcare Group (31 facilities) · 258 certified beds
Westwood Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in San Jose, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.53 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Apr 18, 2025 cited 22 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westwood Post Acute 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) | 4.53 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 38.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 22.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Westwood Post Acute
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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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 · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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 · Apr 18, 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
- 1601 Petersen Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129 - CMS certification #
- 055750
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 258
- Avg residents/day
- 248.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-01
- Chain
- Links Healthcare Group (31 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Links Healthcare Group
Links Healthcare Group operates 31 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Links Healthcare Group 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
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2026, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Westwood Post Acute 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 Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Subacute care, 24/7 skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, memory care, and more!
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three meals per day served in main dining or rehabilitative dining areas
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Aug 26, 2026: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case open. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Glacier Bay Holdings, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara, Santa Clara. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Childrens HC Org No Ca Saratoga Pediatric Subacute, Saratoga. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sutter Care At Home, Saratoga. 1.1 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 95129 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Stevens Creek, San Jose, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Los Gatos Dialysis, Los Gatos, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Santa Clara Dialysis, Santa Clara, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95129.
Sutter Care At Home, office in Saratoga, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Redwood Hospice, office in San Jose, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Northern C, office in San Jose, 5.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mike Gorenchtein, MD, Campbell. 3.1 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 Westwood Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westwood Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Westwood Post Acute staffed?
Westwood Post Acute reports 4.53 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Westwood Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 22 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westwood Post Acute have?
Westwood Post Acute is certified for 258 beds.