Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in La Mesa, California, part of Cambridge Healthcare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average of 2.65, and 27.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center
5696 Lake Murray BlvdLa 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 Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.12 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
27.0% of nursing staff at Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
- Legal name: Ag la Mesa, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 22, 1968
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Arbor Hills Nursing Center La Mesa | 0.6 | 100 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 46.2% | 5 | $12,831 |
| Parkway Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation La Mesa | 0.6 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.98 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Grossmont Gardens Healthcare Center La Mesa | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Grossmont Post Acute Care La Mesa | 1.2 | 90 | 2.54 | 4.76 | 48.7% | 4 | $11,466 |
| Grossmont Hospital D/P SNF La Mesa | 1.2 | 30 | 2.47 | 6.71 | 15.2% | 5 | None |
| Community Care Center La Mesa | 1.5 | 119 | 2.28 | 4.61 | 33.6% | 4 | None |
| Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center Lemon Grove | 2.6 | 158 | 2.44 | 3.92 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| La Mesa Healthcare Center La Mesa | 2.6 | 94 | 2.61 | 4.12 | 33.7% | 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.