For profit - Limited Liability company ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities)
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Aviara Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Encinitas, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.31 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 2025 cited 19 deficiencies.
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★☆ 4/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Aviara Healthcare 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
4.31
4.51
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.64
0.65
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.52
2.64
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
69.8%
38.1%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
19.0
15.4
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
4.31
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.64
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.15
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.52
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.85
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
69.8%
Registered Nurses
61.9%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Sep 18, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
19
Total Deficiencies Found
92
Health Inspection Score
0
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Aviara Healthcare 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
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 · Dec 11, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.Administration Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
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.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
About This Facility
Address
944 Regal Road Encinitas, CA 92024
CMS Certification #
555323
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
114.0
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1988-07-28
Chain
Pacs Group (264 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Pacs Group
264
Facilities Nationwide
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Aviara Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Aviara Healthcare Center reports 4.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 19 deficiencies.
Aviara Healthcare Center is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Aviara Healthcare Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (760) 944-0331. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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