Nursing homes provide 24-hour nursing care and help with daily living, for long stays or short rehab stays after a hospital admission.
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CMS gives every certified nursing home an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, built from health inspections, staffing and quality measures.
Based in San Mateo, CA
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 96 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 3 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.
Based in Belmont, CA, about 4 miles away
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 74 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.
Based in Redwood City, CA, about 7 miles away
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 38 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 4 of 5.
Based in Burlingame, CA, about 4 miles away
Medicare certified nursing home with 62 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company. Part of Pacs Group.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 2 of 5.
Based in San Bruno, CA, about 8 miles away
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 45 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company. Part of Pacs Group.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 3 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 2 of 5.
Based in Menlo Park, CA, about 10 miles away
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 160 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company. Part of Kalesta Healthcare Group.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 3 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.
Based in Millbrae, CA, about 5 miles away
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 140 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 2 of 5, Quality measures 2 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.
Based in San Mateo, CA
Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 345 certified beds. Ownership: government - county.
Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 1 of 5, Quality measures 3 of 5, Staffing 4 of 5.
For free local help with care options and benefits, contact your Area Agency on Aging through the Eldercare Locator.
Carevo lists 8 nursing homes for San Mateo: 2 based in the city, and 6 based within 10 miles.
6 of the 8 rated nursing homes on this page have 4 stars or more from CMS in data published September 2026. Brookside Skilled Nursing Hospital is listed first with 5 out of 5. Ratings change, so check the Care Compare record linked on each card.
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care in each benefit period after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay, when daily skilled care is needed. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home. Medicaid pays for nursing home care for people who qualify. CMS lists whether each home is certified for Medicare, Medicaid or both.
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