Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Grossmont Post Acute Care
8787 Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Grossmont Post Acute Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Mesa, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.65 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jun 20, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $11,466In 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 Grossmont Post Acute Care 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) | 4.65 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.5% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $11,466, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Grossmont Post Acute Care
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 timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · 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 · Nov 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 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 · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Aug 1, 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 · Aug 1, 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 · May 3, 2024 · 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 · Jul 27, 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
- 8787 Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942 - CMS certification #
- 055632
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 77.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-01-01
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group 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
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2025, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Grossmont Post Acute Care 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 Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Our modern private and semi-private rooms feature advanced call-light systems and technology-enabled care to support exceptional outcomes in a comfortable, healing environment.
(page, checked Oct 12, 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.
- Apr 15, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Sep 22, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Mission Trails Healthcare LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Grossmont Hospital D/p SNF, La Mesa. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Saint Francis Healthcare Inc, La Mesa. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91942 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Balboa La Mesa, La Mesa, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai - Fletcher Parkway - El Cajon, El Cajon, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita College Dialysis, San Diego, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 54 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91942.
Together Hospice Care LLC, office in La Mesa, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Anc Corporation, office in La Mesa, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Avalon Hospice & Palliative Care, office in San Diego, 6.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Del Sur Healthcare, El Cajon. 2.8 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 low, 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 | 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 Grossmont Post Acute Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Grossmont Post Acute Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Grossmont Post Acute Care staffed?
Grossmont Post Acute Care reports 4.65 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Grossmont Post Acute Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Grossmont Post Acute Care have?
Grossmont Post Acute Care is certified for 90 beds.