Parkside Health and Wellness Center
Nursing home in El Cajon, CA
Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
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Public-record details
- Address
- 444 W Lexington, El Cajon, CA 92020
- Phone
- (619) 442-7744
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 555596
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 5 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 52
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Parkside Healthcare INC
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (347 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- May 11, 1994
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: May 30, 2025. CMS lists 12 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 7, 2020 to May 30, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| May 30, 2025 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| May 30, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| May 30, 2025 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | D |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Ensure 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. | D |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.20 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.56 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.50 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.61 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 23%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 44%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
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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