CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Santa Clara County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 50 nursing homes in Santa Clara County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Santa Clara County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A GRACE SUB ACUTE & SKILLED CARE | San Jose | No | 166 | 056376 | |
| ALMADEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | San Jose | No | Mariner Health Care | 77 | 056058 |
| BAYWOOD POST ACUTE | Campbell | No | Links Healthcare Group | 45 | 555841 |
| CAMDEN POSTACUTE CARE, INC | Campbell | No | Rmg Capital Partners | 60 | 555838 |
| CAMINO RIDGE POST-ACUTE | Mountain View | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 102 | 055315 |
| CANYON SPRINGS POST-ACUTE | San Jose | No | Pacs Group | 199 | 056082 |
| CEDAR CREST NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Sunnyvale | No | Generations Healthcare | 99 | 555790 |
| CHILDRENS HC ORG NO CA -PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL D/P SNF | Campbell | No | 27 | 555734 | |
| CHILDRENS HC ORG NO CA SARATOGA PEDIATRIC SUBACUTE | Saratoga | No | 37 | 555204 | |
| COURTYARD CARE CENTER | San Jose | No | David Johnson | 76 | 555635 |
| CREEKSIDE POST-ACUTE | San Jose | No | Links Healthcare Group | 130 | 055884 |
| CUPERTINO HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | Cupertino | No | Sol Healthcare | 170 | 055407 |
| EMPRESS CARE CENTER, LLC | San Jose | No | Eva Care Group | 67 | 056026 |
| GILROY HEALTHCARE CENTER | Gilroy | No | Covenant Care | 134 | 055797 |
| HEALTH CARE CTR AT THE FORUM AT RANCHO SAN ANTONIO | Cupertino | No | Life Care Services | 48 | 555524 |
| HERMAN HEALTH CARE CENTER | San Jose | No | 99 | 555831 | |
| IDYLWOOD CARE CENTER | Sunnyvale | No | 185 | 055211 | |
| INSPIRE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | San Jose | No | 116 | 05A277 | |
| LINCOLN GLEN SKILLED NURSING | San Jose | No | 59 | 555363 | |
| LOS ALTOS POST-ACUTE | Los Altos | No | Covenant Care | 152 | 056116 |
| MILPITAS CARE CENTER | Milpitas | No | 35 | 555757 | |
| MISSION DE LA CASA | San Jose | No | 163 | 555487 | |
| MORGAN HILL HEALTHCARE CENTER | Morgan Hill | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 52 | 555712 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER | Mountain View | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 129 | 055316 |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL D/P SNF | San Jose | No | 24 | 555916 | |
| PACIFIC HILLS POST ACUTE | Morgan Hill | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 99 | 056037 |
| Palo Alto Post-Acute | Palo Alto | No | Covenant Care | 66 | 055646 |
| PLUM TREE CARE CENTER | San Jose | No | Generations Healthcare | 76 | 055866 |
| SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER | San Jose | No | Sol Healthcare | 58 | 055388 |
| SANTA CLARA POST ACUTE | Santa Clara | No | 201 | 056069 | |
| SARATOGA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | Saratoga | No | Pacific Retirement Services | 94 | 555343 |
| SKYLINE HEALTHCARE CENTER - SAN JOSE | San Jose | No | Mariner Health Care | 253 | 055318 |
| STONEBROOK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION | Los Gatos | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 73 | 055800 |
| SUNNY VIEW MANOR | Cupertino | No | Front Porch | 48 | 555342 |
| SUNNYVALE GARDENS POST ACUTE | Sunnyvale | No | Pacs Group | 140 | 555444 |
| SUNNYVALE POST-ACUTE CENTER | Sunnyvale | No | Pacs Group | 99 | 555792 |
| THE REDWOODS POST-ACUTE | San Jose | No | Links Healthcare Group | 152 | 056212 |
| THE RIDGE POST ACUTE | San Jose | No | Links Healthcare Group | 54 | 555799 |
| THE TERRACES AT LOS ALTOS HEALTH FACILITY | Los Altos | No | Humangood | 30 | 055210 |
| THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS | Los Gatos | No | Humangood | 59 | 555547 |
| THE VILLAS AT SARATOGA SKILLED NSG & ASSISTED LVG | Saratoga | No | Kalesta Healthcare Group | 86 | 055435 |
| THE WIN POST-ACUTE | Santa Clara | No | Spyglass Healthcare | 133 | 055645 |
| VASONA CREEK HEALTHCARE CENTER | Los Gatos | No | Pacs Group | 148 | 055798 |
| VI AT PALO ALTO | Palo Alto | No | Vi Living | 44 | 555835 |
| VILLA SIENA | Mountain View | No | 30 | 05A364 | |
| VISTA MANOR NURSING CENTER | San Jose | No | Generations Healthcare | 99 | 555483 |
| WEBSTER HOUSE | Palo Alto | No | Front Porch | 145 | 555156 |
| WESTWOOD POST ACUTE | San Jose | No | Links Healthcare Group | 258 | 055750 |
| White Blossom Care Center | San Jose | No | Pacs Group | 153 | 555068 |
| WOODLANDS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Los Gatos | No | Aspen Skilled Healthcare | 65 | 055517 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.