Carlsbad by the Sea: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carlsbad by the Sea is a 33-bed nonprofit nursing home in Carlsbad, California, part of Front Porch. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the California average of 2.65, and 25.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Carlsbad by the Sea
2855 Carlsbad BlvdCarlsbad, CA 92008
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 Carlsbad by the Sea, nurse aides logged 2.93 hours per resident per day, 10% above the California average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 83 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.93 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.69 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.37 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.76 | 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
25.0% of nursing staff at Carlsbad by the Sea left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Carlsbad by the Sea holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Carlsbad by the Sea
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Front Porch, 9 homes
- Legal name: Front Porch Communities and Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 5, 1975
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carlsbad by the Sea
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bayshire Carlsbad Carlsbad | 2.0 | 45 | 3.11 | 5.34 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| La Paloma Healthcare Center Oceanside | 4.0 | 93 | 2.37 | 3.95 | 40.2% | 5 | None |
| Pacific Villas Post Acute Oceanside | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility Vista | 4.6 | 119 | 2.22 | 3.79 | 39.8% | 5 | None |
| Vista View Post Acute Vista | 5.9 | 176 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Santa Fe Post-Acute Vista | 7.7 | 187 | 2.46 | 3.78 | — | 2 | $64,269 |
| Glenbrook Carlsbad | 7.9 | 94 | 3.10 | 5.23 | 30.9% | 5 | $9,311 |
| The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center Encinitas | 8.3 | 58 | 3.31 | 5.59 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
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.