Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Grossmont Post Acute Care
8787 Center Drive, La Mesa, CA · (619) 460-4444
- Certified beds
- 90
- Residents per day
- 100
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- The Ensign Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1974
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Grossmont Post Acute Care carries 52 inspection points. That is fewer than 77% 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
34 health citations on record since 2019. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care12D
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning9D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 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
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
- F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights2D
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration1D
- D
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Environmental1D
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspection history
2025-06-20
9 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2023-07-27
9 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
2019-07-11
16 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 50 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 1 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 50 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 44% of nursing staff and 38% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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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Fines and payment denials
$11,466 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | Fine | $11,466 |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 experiencing one or more falls with major injury6.5 pts worse | 8.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7.6 pts better | 0.0% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts better | 3.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3 pts worse | 16.7% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2 pts worse | 14.3% | 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 need for help with daily activities has increased6.9 pts better | 3.3% | 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 incontinence6.7 pts worse | 16.5% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.3 pts better | 0.0% | 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 visit0.2 pts worse | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts better | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.3 pts worse | 91.8% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.8 pts worse | 27.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnam, Soon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 353 facilities |
| Ensign Services Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 299 facilities |
| Fahid, Amir | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Fahid, Amir | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Fahid, Amir | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Keetch, Chad | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 301 facilities |
| Oh, Katherine | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Oh, Katherine | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Oh, Katherine | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Port, Barry | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 203 facilities |
| Rainbow Investment Company | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Willits, Adam | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 77 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5E
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Emergency Preparedness2D
- C
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- D
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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Other homes nearby
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Grossmont Hospital D/P SNF
La Mesa, CA
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 6 h 34 min
- Fines
- $0
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Grossmont Gardens Healthcare Center
La Mesa, CA
Not rated- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- —
- Fines
- $0
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Community Care Center
La Mesa, CA · Links Healthcare Group
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 39 min
- Fines
- $0