Every one of the 83 certified facilities here, with its CMS rating, nurse staffing hours and enforcement record. Not a shortlist.
34 of these hold the top CMS rating of five. 3 sit at one. Registered nurse cover averages 0.76 hours per resident per day across the county. That is the number worth comparing, and it is the one families rarely see.
CMS overall rating first. Ties go to higher registered nurse hours.
| Facility | City | Overall | Health | Staffing | RN hrs | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELEN BERNARDY CENTER D/P SNF | San Diego | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.27 | 43 | $0 |
| THE VILLAS AT POWAY | Poway | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2.33 | 129 | $57,124 |
| RIDGEVIEW SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2.16 | 45 | $33,238 |
| GROSSMONT HOSPITAL D/P SNF | La Mesa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.94 | 30 | $0 |
| VILLA CORONADO D/P SNF | Coronado | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.79 | 122 | $0 |
| SHARP CHULA VISTA MED CTR SNF | Chula Vista | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.41 | 100 | $0 |
| THE COVE AT LA JOLLA | La Jolla | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 | 59 | $0 |
| VI AT LA JOLLA VILLAGE | San Diego | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.08 | 60 | $0 |
| GLENBROOK | Carlsbad | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.05 | 94 | $9,311 |
| REDWOOD TERRACE HEALTH CENTER | Escondido | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.01 | 59 | $0 |
| Veterans Home Of California - Chula Vista | Chula Vista | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 180 | $8,018 |
| SOUTH BAY POST ACUTE CARE | Chula Vista | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.95 | 99 | $0 |
| JACOB HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.95 | 128 | $0 |
| VILLA RANCHO BERNARDO CARE CENTER | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0.92 | 299 | $0 |
| KEARNY MESA CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOME | San Diego | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.85 | 98 | $0 |
| PARADISE VALLEY HEALTH CARE | National City | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.79 | 86 | $10,036 |
| THE DOROTHY & JOSEPH GOLDBERG HEALTHCARE CENTER | Encinitas | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0.78 | 58 | $0 |
| BAYSHIRE TORREY PINES POST-ACUTE | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.77 | 45 | $103,033 |
| THE SPRINGS AT PACIFIC REGENT | San Diego | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.76 | 59 | $0 |
| CARLSBAD BY THE SEA | Carlsbad | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.75 | 33 | $0 |
| MEADOWBROOK VILLAGE CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY | Escondido | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.74 | 19 | $0 |
| HILLCREST HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0.72 | 96 | $0 |
| STANFORD COURT SKILLED NURSING & REHAB CENTER | Santee | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.69 | 105 | $0 |
| VISTA KNOLL SPECIALIZED CARE FACILITY | Vista | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0.66 | 119 | $0 |
| FRIENDSHIP MANOR NURSING & REHAB CENTER | National City | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.63 | 104 | $297,367 |
| LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER | Lakeside | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.62 | 94 | $0 |
| BRADLEY COURT | El Cajon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.60 | 56 | $0 |
| Arbor Hills Nursing Center | La Mesa | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.59 | 100 | $12,831 |
| PARKSIDE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER | El Cajon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.58 | 52 | $0 |
| VICTORIA POST ACUTE CARE | El Cajon | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 120 | $0 |
| UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER | San Diego | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.49 | 87 | $0 |
| LA PALOMA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Oceanside | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.39 | 93 | $0 |
| LA MESA HEALTHCARE CENTER | La Mesa | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.39 | 94 | $0 |
| ESCONDIDO POST ACUTE | Escondido | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.21 | 180 | $0 |
| EDGEMOOR HOSPITAL ⚑ | Santee | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1.61 | 192 | $41,895 |
| Grossmont Post Acute Care | La Mesa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.07 | 90 | $11,466 |
| BAYSHIRE CARLSBAD | Carlsbad | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.99 | 45 | $0 |
| CASTLE MANOR NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | National City | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 99 | $10,188 |
| BELLA VISTA HEALTH CENTER | Lemon Grove | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.78 | 99 | $0 |
| COMMUNITY CARE CENTER | La Mesa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.78 | 119 | $0 |
| AVIARA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Encinitas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.65 | 120 | $0 |
| POWAY HEALTHCARE CENTER | Poway | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.61 | 99 | $0 |
| OCEAN VIEW POST ACUTE | Escondido | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 120 | $0 |
| COUNTRY MANOR LA MESA HEALTHCARE CENTER | La Mesa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.58 | 99 | $0 |
| MISSION HILLS POST ACUTE CARE | San Diego | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.57 | 75 | $0 |
| Valley Vista Post Acute | Escondido | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 59 | $0 |
| THE ROYAL HOME | El Cajon | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 19 | $0 |
| BOULDER CREEK POST ACUTE | Poway | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.51 | 149 | $0 |
| La Jolla Post-Acute | La Jolla | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.47 | 161 | $0 |
| AMAYA SPRINGS HEALTH CARE CENTER | Spring Valley | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.45 | 50 | $0 |
| VILLAGE SQUARE HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Marcos | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.38 | 118 | $0 |
| FALLBROOK SKILLED NURSING | Fallbrook | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.31 | 93 | $0 |
| Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium | National City | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.30 | 98 | $0 |
| Encinitas Post-Acute | Encinitas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.28 | 99 | $0 |
| ARROYO VISTA NURSING CENTER | San Diego | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 53 | $0 |
| CARMEL MOUNTAIN REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Diego | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.96 | 120 | $0 |
| CASA DE LAS CAMPANAS | San Diego | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.77 | 99 | $0 |
| Somerset Post Acute Care | El Cajon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.71 | 65 | $26,728 |
| National City Post Acute | National City | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.66 | 98 | $15,652 |
| PALOMAR HEIGHTS POST ACUTE | Escondido | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.64 | 98 | $8,176 |
| GOLDEN HILL POST ACUTE | San Diego | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.62 | 99 | $0 |
| BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER | San Diego | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.60 | 194 | $0 |
| MAGNOLIA POST ACUTE CARE ⚑ | El Cajon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.48 | 99 | $117,475 |
| VILLA LAS PALMAS HEALTHCARE CENTER | El Cajon | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.48 | 151 | $33,732 |
| COTTONWOOD CANYON HEALTHCARE CENTER | El Cajon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.47 | 96 | $20,518 |
| BRIGHTON PLACE SPRING VALLEY | Spring Valley | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.47 | 68 | $0 |
| REO VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER | San Diego | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.46 | 162 | $25,406 |
| LEMON GROVE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Lemon Grove | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.44 | 158 | $0 |
| MOUNT MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE | Spring Valley | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.43 | 90 | $0 |
| VISTA VIEW POST ACUTE ⚑ | Vista | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 | 176 | $0 |
| PARKWAY HILLS NURSING & REHABILITATION | La Mesa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 | 60 | $0 |
| THE SHORES POST-ACUTE | San Diego | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 | 305 | $0 |
| ST. PAULS HEALTH CARE CENTER ⚑ | San Diego | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.93 | 59 | $0 |
| STILLWATER POST-ACUTE | El Cajon | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.68 | 256 | $0 |
| PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER | Escondido | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.61 | 74 | $0 |
| THE PAVILION AT OCEAN POINT | San Diego | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.48 | 133 | $0 |
| GRANITE HILLS HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE, LLC | El Cajon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.42 | 99 | $14,015 |
| SANTA FE POST-ACUTE | Vista | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.30 | 187 | $64,269 |
| SAN DIEGO POST-ACUTE CENTER ⚑ | El Cajon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.58 | 240 | $46,495 |
| BRIGHTON PLACE SAN DIEGO | San Diego | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 99 | $0 |
| COUNTRY HILLS POST ACUTE | El Cajon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.24 | 305 | $122,210 |
| PACIFIC VILLAS POST ACUTE | Oceanside | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | $0 |
| Grossmont Gardens Healthcare Center | La Mesa | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | $0 |
⚑ marks a facility CMS cited for abuse.
The overall rating folds together inspections, staffing and quality measures. Inspections carry the most weight.
Staffing hours are the number to read on your own. A five-rated home with thin registered nurse cover is a different place at three in the morning.
Visit before you decide. Go without an appointment. The record here tells you where to look, not what you will find.
| Ownership | Facilities |
|---|---|
| For profit - Limited Liability company | 45 |
| For profit - Corporation | 21 |
| Non profit - Corporation | 8 |
| For profit - Individual | 2 |
| Government - Hospital district | 2 |
| Government - County | 1 |
| Non profit - Church related | 1 |
| Non profit - Other | 1 |
| For profit - Partnership | 1 |
| Government - State | 1 |
Source: CMS Provider Information (Care Compare), retrieved 3 August 2026.