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Grossmont Post Acute Care

Nursing home in La Mesa, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
8787 Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 460-4444
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
055632
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
90
Average residents per day
91
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Mission Trails Healthcare LLC
Chain
The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1974
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 055632. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 20, 2025. CMS lists 34 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 11, 2019 to May 14, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 14, 2026Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 4, 2026Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 20, 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
Jun 20, 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
Jun 20, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 20, 2025Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 20, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 20, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 1, 2024Develop 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 1, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
May 3, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 34. 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 1 fine totalling $11,466 in the last three years.

Aug 1, 2024Fine: $11,466

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
4.76 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.07 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.54 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.19 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
49%
RN turnover (yearly)
35%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

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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