Overview
Novato Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Novato. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 95% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 13, 2025, found 47 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 30 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $119,968 in the past three years.
Novato Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 181 certified beds, caring for about 176 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 47
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 30
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $119,968
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.75 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.77 hrs
- Nurse aides2.49 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 181
- Average residents per day
- 176
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 31, 2007
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes