Driftwood Healthcare Center - Santa Cruz

Findings from federal nursing-home surveys published by CMS. Severity letters come from the official inspection grid.

• Dec 12, 2025·health survey

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

  Pharmacy Service

  Severity D

  Potential for more than minimal harm
• Aug 22, 2025·health survey

  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

  Severity D

  Potential for more than minimal harm
• Oct 2, 2024·health survey

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

  Quality of Life and Care

  Severity D

  Potential for more than minimal harm
• Jun 24, 2024·health survey

  Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

  Environmental

  Severity D

  Potential for more than minimal harm
• Mar 19, 2024·health survey

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

  Quality of Life and Care

  Severity G

  Actual harm
• Mar 4, 2024·health survey

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

  Quality of Life and Care

  Severity G

  Actual harm
• Jan 18, 2024·health survey

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

  Pharmacy Service

  Severity G

  Actual harm
• Oct 9, 2023·health survey

  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  Severity D

  Potential for more than minimal harm