Nursing home
Amaya Springs Health Care Center
8625 Lamar Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings (15 facilities) · 50 certified beds
Amaya Springs Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Spring Valley, California. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.54 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Sep 13, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Amaya Springs Health Care Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.54 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Amaya Springs Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8625 Lamar Street
Spring Valley, CA 91977 - CMS certification #
- 056062
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 46.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-02-01
- Chain
- Pacific Healthcare Holdings (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings
Pacific Healthcare Holdings operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacific Healthcare Holdings facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center, Lemon Grove. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alpha Plus Home Health Services, Lemon Grove. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- La Mesa Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91977 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita College Dialysis, San Diego, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Balboa La Mesa, La Mesa, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Of College, San Diego, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 80 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91977.
Together Hospice Care LLC, office in La Mesa, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Mission Hospice Services Of San Diego LLC, office in San Diego, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Divine Light Hospice, office in San Diego, 7.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Family Health Centers Of San Diego Inc, Lemon Grove. 1.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Amaya Springs Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Amaya Springs Health Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Amaya Springs Health Care Center staffed?
Amaya Springs Health Care Center reports 4.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Amaya Springs Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Amaya Springs Health Care Center have?
Amaya Springs Health Care Center is certified for 50 beds.