Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
900 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Covenant Care (24 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Encinitas, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.94 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.94 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect 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 Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · 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
- 900 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024 - CMS certification #
- 055761
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 92.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-08-01
- Chain
- Covenant Care (24 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Covenant Care
Covenant Care operates 24 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Covenant Care facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2007
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 6, 2007 to Dec 5, 2009. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $58,409 owed to 21 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Encinitas Nursing and Rehabiilitation Home (Covenant Care Encinitas, LLC). Case 1544514.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 1, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 28, 2020. 5 violations cited (5 other). Penalties: $1,875 proposed, $1,275 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Covenant Care Encinitas, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(B)(1). Penalty $375 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by Oct 4, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $375 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Oct 4, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5193(C)(1)(B). Penalty $375 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Oct 4, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5194(E)(1). Penalty $375 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Oct 4, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(D)(1). Penalty $375 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by Oct 4, 2019. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas, Encinitas. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviara Healthcare Center, Encinitas. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- At Home Nursing Care Inc, Encinitas. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92024 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Encinitas Dialysis, Encinitas, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of La Jolla, San Diego, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Hidden Valley, Escondido, 10.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 54 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92024.
Hospice By The Sea, office in Solana Beach, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Palomar Health Palliative & Hospice Care, office in San Marcos, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Alternative Hospice Care Inc., office in San Marcos, 9.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scripps Health Inpatient Providers Medical Group Inc, Encinitas. 0.9 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 99 beds.