Nursing homes › California › Watsonville Post Acute Center
525 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076 · (831) 724-7505 · 95 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 5/5; median among 1,154 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Cambridge Healthcare Services, a group operating 32 facilities in 1 state. Group record: average rating 2.5/5, 1 abuse citation icon, 1 facility on the Special Focus list, $1,079,057 in federal fines. This facility rates above its group average (2.5/5).
Total nurse staffing: 4.11 (California median: 4.24). RN hours: 0.62. Weekend total: 3.73. Nursing staff turnover: 41%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 35 deficiency citations. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2025-08-29 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2025-08-29 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2025-08-29 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2025-08-29 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2025-08-29 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-09-18 |
| 2024-03-08 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| 2024-03-08 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| 2024-03-08 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Health | corrected 2024-05-08 |
| 2024-03-08 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-05-08 |
| 2024-03-08 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| 2024-03-08 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| 2024-03-08 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| 2024-03-08 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-04-29 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | Fine | $8,018 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENT FACILITIES OPERATIONS LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 01/20/2026 |
| BERING PROPERTIES LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/01/2007 |
| CRESCENT FACILITIES OPERATIONS LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 12/19/2006 |
| JENMAX ENTERPRISES LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/01/2007 |
| JK-CSH JV LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 11/01/2006 |
| MANHATTAN FIVE PARTNERS LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 11/01/2006 |
| WIN WIN ENTERPRISES, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 02/01/2007 |
| BH ALLIANCE | Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/01/2006 |
| THE JACOB WINTNER TRUST | Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/01/2006 |
| THE WINTNER LIVING TRUST DATED 7/08/1992 | Indirect Ownership Interest | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2007 |
| WINTNER, JACOB | Indirect Ownership Interest | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2007 |
| BRETSCH, GREGORY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/25/2019 |
| RADFORD, RAE ANN | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/12/2020 |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2014 |
| BRETSCH, GREGORY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/25/2019 |
| BUTENKO, JULIE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/24/2023 |
| CAPELA, HEIDI | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/03/2023 |
| HASSELL, LANCE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/25/2022 |
| KAUR, AMANDEEP | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/02/2024 |
| LUTZ, LINDA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2012 |
| MCDANIEL, CLAYTON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/24/2014 |
| RADFORD, RAE ANN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/12/2020 |
| SALAZAR, PAULINA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/14/2020 |
| SMEDRA, IRA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2007 |
| WINTNER, JACOB | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/01/2007 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Watsonville Post Acute Center — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 055959), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/watsonville-post-acute-center-watsonville-ca/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 055959. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.