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Palomar Vista Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Escondido, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
201 N Fig Street, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 746-0303
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
055067
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
74
Average residents per day
70
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
West Escondido Healthcare LLC
Chain
The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 055067. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 12, 2025. CMS lists 51 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 18, 2023 to Jan 15, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 15, 2026Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 12, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Honor 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…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2025Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with…
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 51. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.52 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.61 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.61 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.88 hours

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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