Pine Ridge Care Center
45 Professional Center Pkwy, San Rafael, CA 94903
Pine Ridge Care Center, a 101-bed for profit - partnership nursing facility in San Rafael, CA, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #100 of 1,154 rated homes in CA on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 5 / 5
- Much above average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #100 of 1,154
- In-state rank among rated CA homes
- 4.48
- Well above average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 43
- Inspection findings
The verdict
Pine Ridge Care Center, a 101-bed for profit - partnership nursing facility in San Rafael, CA, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #100 of 1,154 rated homes in CA on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.
- 5 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #100 of 1,154
- In-state rank among rated CA homes
- 4.48
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 43
- Inspection findings on file
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 1,165 CA nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Partnership. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 055850
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 101
- Residents
- 87
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Marin
- Last Inspection
- Dec 5, 2025
Staffing Data
How the 4.48 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 1.15 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.43
- CNA Hours
- 2.90
- Total Nursing Hours
- 4.48 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.04
- Nursing Turnover
- 42.9%
- RN Turnover
- 36.0%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Pine Ridge Care Center
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Pine Ridge Care Center ranks #100 of 1,154 rated nursing homes in CA on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Pine Ridge Care Center operates 101 certified beds in San Rafael, CA with approximately 87 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars (health inspection 3★ · staffing 5★ · quality 5★).
The inspection file contains 43 deficiency records from recent surveys, all falling in the no-harm or minimal-harm bands of the CMS scope-and-severity grid. This provider's enforcement record shows no fines or payment denials to date. Per resident day, this facility reports 4.48 total nursing hours (national average 3.86) and 1.15 RN hours.
Classified as "For profit - Partnership" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Pine Ridge Care Center falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 42.9% (CMS payroll-based measure).
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (43 most recent)
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 4, 2026
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Mar 4, 2026
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 3, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 4, 2026
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Sep 25, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 29, 2025
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 29, 2025
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 29, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Aug 4, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: May 22, 2025
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 22, 2025
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 2, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 2, 2025
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 2, 2025
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 2, 2025
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jul 29, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: May 3, 2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 27, 2023
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Oct 13, 2021
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 4.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 6.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 3.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 7.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 1.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 100.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 3.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 100.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 4.7% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 100.0% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 100.0% | No |
Penalty History
No penalties on record.
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Pine Ridge Care Center, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside CA (101 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside CA (5.09 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in CA
1,164 other nursing homes are on record in CA; 6 are shown here.
A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care
San Jose, CA
Acc Care Center
Sacramento, CA
Advanced Health Care of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Advanced Rehab Center of Tustin
Santa Ana, CA
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF
Sonora, CA
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Pine Ridge Care Center
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The CA registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View CA registry
- Peer homes near 101 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in CA. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
