White Blossom Care Center

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 - White Blossom Care Center

• Sep 16, 2026 (follow-up inspection): Green (pass). No violations listed.
• Sep 15, 2026 (routine inspection): Red (closed).
  8 violations

  • Proper hot and cold holding temperatures (Major). Inspector’s note: Measured the following PHFs holding between 105F - 128F at hot holding line and stove top for less than 4 hours: grilled cheese sandwich and turkey patty. [CA] Maintain all hot PHFs held at or below 135F.
  • No rodents, insects, birds, or animals (Major). Inspector’s note: 1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: - Found numerous amounts of LIVE cockroaches in the following area: under and around warewash sink, at cooks line and near dish machine. 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: Anjani Sircar 4. Notification: ...
  • Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: Found damaged wall under warewash sink. [CA] Seal up all holes, gaps and crevices to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
  • Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use (Minor). Inspector’s note: Lacking lid for bulk bin in storage room. [CA] Provide lids for bulk bins.
  • Hot and cold water available (Minor). Inspector’s note: Measured hot water holding at 111F at warewash sink. [CA] Provide an adequate, pressurized, potable supply of hot water at a minimum of 120F for all sinks with the exception of hand wash sink to be held between 100F - 108F.
  • Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices (Minor). Inspector’s note: 1. Found leaking cold water knob at warewash sink (right side) when water is on. 2. Found leaking drain line under dish machine. 3. Found cooking equipment drain line leading into a container. [CA] Eliminate leaks and ensure drain lines are connected to floor sink.
  • Food separated and protected (Minor). Inspector’s note: Found several open bulk bags in the storage room sealed by saran wrap. [CA] Once bulk bags are open, store all food content in approved food grade containers.
  • Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean (Minor). Inspector’s note: Found several cove panels, walls panel not secure to walls near cooks line and water storage room. [CA] Secure cove and wall panels.
• Jul 18, 2025 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
  2 violations

  • Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: Found mopping equipment not stored on rack after usage. Observed in and around mop bucket. [CA] After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
  • Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification (Minor). Inspector’s note: Lacking food safety mananger certificate (FSC). Previous FSC had expired. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.

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.

Care and services

From the community’s website

What White Blossom Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.

• Nurse on site: 24 hours a day. 24/7 Nursing Care (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Empress Care Center, LLC, San Jose. 0.6 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Aveanna Healthcare, San Jose. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 95128 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Shc San Jose LLC, San Jose, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Santa Clara Valley Renal Care Center, San Jose, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Stevens Creek Dialysis, San Jose, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)

Hospice

32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95128.
Redwood Hospice, office in San Jose, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Northern C, office in San Jose, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Sutter Care At Home, office in Saratoga, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

County Of Santa Clara, San Jose. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, 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.