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Redwood Grove Post Acute

2990 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055017

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
144 · avg 126 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
56.5%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
60.7%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055017
Certified beds
144 beds · avg 126 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
Soquel Care Llc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (3 on record)

  • Joshua Nichol

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024

  • Matthew Penyacsek

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Scott Suchomel

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2024

Recent change of ownership

October 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Hearts And Hands Post Acute Care And Rehabilitation Center

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

41 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding9 from complaints

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)

  • D0627·Dec 1, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

  • D0684·Mar 12, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • B0912·Feb 6, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • E0880·Feb 6, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0684·Nov 21, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • E0689·Oct 9, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0600·Sep 4, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • D0755·Aug 28, 2024Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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Fire-safety citations

19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 6, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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