Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center
8778 Cuyamaca Street, Santee, CA 92071 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Generations Healthcare (33 facilities) · 105 certified beds
Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Santee, 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 Dec 4, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab 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) | 4.65 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 4, 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 · Dec 4, 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 4, 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · 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
- 8778 Cuyamaca Street
Santee, CA 92071 - CMS certification #
- 555290
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 105
- Avg residents/day
- 97.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-11-27
- Chain
- Generations Healthcare (33 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Generations Healthcare
Generations Healthcare operates 33 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Generations Healthcare 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
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Oct 26, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jan 9, 2024. 4 violations cited (2 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $7,310 proposed, $3,120 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as GHC of National City I, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(G)(5). Penalty $280 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 24, 2023. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(G)(6)(B). Penalty $280 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by Apr 24, 2023. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $270 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $2,700 now. 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
- Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa. 4.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Edgemoor Hospital, Santee. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Belle Vie Home Health Inc, El Cajon. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92071 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai - Fletcher Parkway - El Cajon, El Cajon, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Balboa East County, El Cajon, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Balboa La Mesa, La Mesa, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 57 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92071.
Together Hospice Care LLC, office in La Mesa, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Anc Corporation, office in La Mesa, 6.2 miles away, straight line
Avalon Hospice & Palliative Care, office in San Diego, 8.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Del Sur Healthcare, El Cajon. 3.2 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center 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 Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center staffed?
Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center reports 4.65 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center have?
Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center is certified for 105 beds.