Community Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Community Care Center is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in La Mesa, California, part of Links Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the California average of 2.65, and 33.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Community Care Center
8665 la Mesa Blvd.La Mesa, CA 91942
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 Community Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 14% below the California average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 237 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.56 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.61 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 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
33.6% of nursing staff at Community Care 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 26.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Community Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Community Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Links Healthcare Group, 32 homes
- Legal name: Torrey Pines Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 8, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Community Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grossmont Hospital D/P SNF La Mesa | 0.6 | 30 | 2.47 | 6.71 | 15.2% | 5 | None |
| Grossmont Post Acute Care La Mesa | 0.8 | 90 | 2.54 | 4.76 | 48.7% | 4 | $11,466 |
| Grossmont Gardens Healthcare Center La Mesa | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Parkway Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation La Mesa | 1.2 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.98 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Arbor Hills Nursing Center La Mesa | 1.2 | 100 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 46.2% | 5 | $12,831 |
| Brighton Place Spring Valley Spring Valley | 1.4 | 68 | 2.29 | 4.08 | — | 2 | None |
| Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center La Mesa | 1.5 | 99 | 2.43 | 4.12 | 27.0% | 4 | None |
| Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center Lemon Grove | 1.6 | 158 | 2.44 | 3.92 | 47.7% | 3 | 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.