Plum Tree Care Center
2580 Samaritan Drive, San Jose, CA, 95124
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Generations Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 76 · avg 68 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.5% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 62.5% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,018 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055866
- Certified beds
- 76 beds · avg 68 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Ghc Of Los Gatos, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Generations Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Generations Healthcare chain — 27 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Bmo Bank National Association
5% or Greater Security Interest · since 2023
- Lois a Mastrocola
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2023
- Life Generations Healthcare, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1998
- Fred Smith
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 13% · since 1998
- Thomas Olds
Corporate Officer · since 1998
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 33)
- D0573·Aug 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- D0773·Jul 16, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- D0658·Jul 16, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0880·Mar 28, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Mar 28, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Mar 28, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- E0695·Mar 28, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0658·Mar 28, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $8,018
Most recent events
- Sep 24, 2024Fine · $8,018
Fire-safety citations
23 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 28, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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