Herman Health Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2005-11-26. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (408) 269-0701 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Herman Health Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (N/A★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 65.8/100, placing it #10027 of 14703 facilities nationally and #944 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Herman Health Care Center receives a reported average of 4 hours 17 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 22 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 9 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 47 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 45 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 37.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Herman Health Care Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $39,819. 21 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $39,819, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 219.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Herman Health Care Center ranks 10027th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 65.8/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 944th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In San Jose, it ranks 18th out of 19 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #3,221 nationally and RN hours rank #11,684 nationally (#825 in CA). Our composite quality score of 65.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in San Jose, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/san-jose/