Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Amaya Springs Health Care Center
8625 Lamar Street, Spring Valley, CA · (619) 461-3222
- Certified beds
- 50
- Residents per day
- 47
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Pacific Healthcare Holdings
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 1, 1974
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Amaya Springs Health Care Center carries 39 inspection points. That is fewer than 86% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
33 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning7D
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Quality of Life and Care7D
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Infection Control7E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- E
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental1D
- D
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Inspection history
2026-01-29
8 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
2024-09-13
9 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
2022-02-18
16 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 13 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 13 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.5 pts worse | 97.4% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.7 pts better | 0.9% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.8 pts worse | 9.4% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight11.3 pts worse | 15.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication8.5 pts better | 5.2% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.7 pts better | 8.6% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.7 pts worse | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.6 pts better | 5.6% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.4 pts worse | 14.2% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2 pts worse | 6.3% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.4 pts better | 100.0% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.4 pts worse | 12.5% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts worse | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.2 pts better | 95.3% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.5 pts better | 21.1% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 80% | 14 facilities |
| Katz Healthcare Investment Partnership | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 5% | 5 facilities |
| Bruce, Trevor | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Bruce, Trevor | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Eretz Be Properties LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jalil, Anmar | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Jalil, Anmar | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rockport Administrative Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Rockport Administrative Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 72 facilities |
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Fire safety
21 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- C
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Emergency Preparedness4F
- C
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- C
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- E
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Egress3F
- F
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3E
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Construction1D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
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