Nursing home report
SAN JOSE, CA · Medicare-certified · 67 beds
Empress Care Center, LLC has an overall 4-star rating, with strong staffing and quality scores (both 5 stars) and nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.19 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). Its health inspection rating is lower at 2 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1873 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1873.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: F
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure it was properly licensed and following all required laws, rules, and professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 836 — 42 CFR §483.70(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
