Central Gardens
Nursing Home Facility
1355 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Central Gardens is a senior care community located in San Francisco, CA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the San Francisco area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (415) 567-2967.
Operated by PACS Group, which runs 226 communities in our directory.
Central Gardens is licensed for 92 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in San Francisco average about 95 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 95% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the San Francisco average of roughly 87%.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in San Francisco average about 4.1 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2025 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in San Francisco average about 4.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 32%.
The community is located in San Francisco County, CA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 26 problems at Central Gardens. None of them caused harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Central Gardens offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 92
- Occupancy 95%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 32%
- Last health inspection February 2025
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