Overview
Northgate Postacute Care has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 7th of 7 nursing homes in San Rafael. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Northgate Postacute Care is a for-profit facility with 52 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.13 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.05 hrs
- Nurse aides2.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 52
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 22, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes