Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Glenbrook
1950 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA 92009 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Continuing Life (6 facilities) · 94 certified beds
Glenbrook is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Carlsbad, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.47 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Sep 19, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $9,311In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Glenbrook 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) | 5.47 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.04 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.32 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.2% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 25, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $9,311, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Glenbrook
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
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · 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 · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 19, 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 · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - 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 · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - 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 · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023
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
- 1950 Calle Barcelona
Carlsbad, CA 92009 - CMS certification #
- 555806
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 94
- Avg residents/day
- 54.9
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2004-05-13
- Chain
- Continuing Life (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Continuing Life
Continuing Life operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Continuing Life facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Glenbrook using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Glenbrook says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our highly trained staff provides around-the-clock specialized nursing care including IV therapy, feeding tubes, pain management, wound care, and rehabilitative services.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We offer many activities and outings, as well as scheduled transportation to local medical appointments and shopping.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 11, 2021: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 10, 2023. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $5,375 proposed, $3,375 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Glenbrook HC LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(B). Penalty $375 proposed, $375 now. To be fixed by Sep 24, 2021.
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. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center, Encinitas. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Trio Home Health Care Of San Diego Inc, Encinitas. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92009 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Encinitas Dialysis, Encinitas, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Home Dialysis Therapies Of San Diego, Vista, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care North Coast Kidney Center, Oceanside, 8.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 52 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92009.
Palomar Health Palliative & Hospice Care, office in San Marcos, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice By The Sea, office in Solana Beach, 6.3 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of The North Coast, office in Carlsbad, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scripps Health Inpatient Providers Medical Group Inc, Encinitas. 2.9 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Glenbrook a good nursing home?
CMS gives Glenbrook an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Glenbrook staffed?
Glenbrook reports 5.47 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Glenbrook had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Glenbrook have?
Glenbrook is certified for 94 beds.