The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Saratoga Retirement Community
Registered name: SARATOGA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
SARATOGA, CA · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Saratoga Retirement Community in Saratoga, CA has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspections and 4-star staffing and quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.32 hours per resident day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3204 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3204.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 2.75
- Weekend nursing
- 4.01
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 30%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.9%9.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.6%1.2%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.2%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.4%2.1%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.8%5.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—9.6%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.8%2.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.1%4.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
11.1%10.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.9%98.3%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited October 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of PACIFIC RETIREMENT SERVICES · 10 homes · 4.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 74.3 residents on an average day (79% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
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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.