The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda - 48 hills

Laguna Honda Hospital operates as a five-star facility but has federal restrictions preventing occupancy of 120 safe bedrooms. Almost 900 local residents needing skilled nursing care were sent outside San Francisco in 2024, complicating family connections. A 2016 regulation limits rooms to two patients, while Laguna Honda has three-patient suites. This facility has over a third of the city's nursing home beds. Federal decisions lead to only 649 out of 769 beds being occupied, worsening the local shortage and risking dangerous care situations for residents.

Laguna Honda Hospital, serving as a historically significant facility, now faces federal restrictions limiting occupancy to only 649 beds despite its five-star status and ongoing needs.

The federal government's refusal to allow the occupancy of 120 safe bedrooms at Laguna Honda results in local residents seeking skilled nursing care being sent away from San Francisco.

With 769 SNF beds at Laguna Honda, only 649 can be occupied due to recent federal decisions, exacerbating the shortage of care in the city.

The restriction on occupancy could lead to dangerous situations for San Francisco residents, forcing them into inadequate care environments or placing them at risk within lower-level facilities.

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