Arroyo Vista Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center is a 53-bed for-profit nursing home in San Diego, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average of 2.65, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center
3022 45th StreetSan Diego, CA 92105
San Diego County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, 6% below the California average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.28 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.79 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Arroyo Vista Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Arroyo Vista Nursing Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Arroyo Vista Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: City Heights Health Associates LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Arroyo Vista Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| University Care Center San Diego | 1.4 | 87 | 2.52 | 4.04 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Jacob Healthcare Center San Diego | 1.5 | 128 | 2.31 | 4.60 | 58.9% | 5 | None |
| Brighton Place San Diego San Diego | 1.7 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.91 | — | 1 | None |
| Golden Hill Post Acute San Diego | 1.8 | 99 | 2.41 | 4.24 | — | 3 | None |
| St. Pauls Health Care Center San Diego · abuse citation | 3.5 | 59 | 2.96 | 4.78 | 62.5% | 2 | $44,890 |
| Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center San Diego | 3.5 | 194 | 2.18 | 3.79 | 37.2% | 4 | None |
| La Mesa Healthcare Center La Mesa | 3.5 | 94 | 2.61 | 4.12 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Castle Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center National City | 3.7 | 99 | 2.50 | 4.58 | 37.4% | 4 | $10,188 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.