Escondido Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Escondido Post Acute is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Escondido, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average of 2.65, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Escondido Post Acute
421 E Mission AveEscondido, CA 92025
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 Escondido Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 8% below the California average. With about 173 residents a day, that works out to roughly 424 aide hours a day, or about 53 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.45 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.78 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.62 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at Escondido Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 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. Escondido Post Acute holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Escondido Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Escondido Healthcare, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 31, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Escondido Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palomar Vista Healthcare Center Escondido | 0.7 | 74 | 2.61 | 4.52 | — | 2 | None |
| Palomar Heights Post Acute Escondido | 1.2 | 98 | 2.36 | 4.00 | 42.3% | 3 | $8,176 |
| Valley Vista Post Acute Escondido | 1.4 | 59 | 2.47 | 4.01 | 43.1% | 4 | None |
| Redwood Terrace Health Center Escondido | 1.7 | 59 | 2.54 | 4.45 | 34.9% | 5 | None |
| Meadowbrook Village Christian Retirement Community Escondido | 1.8 | 19 | 4.45 | 7.48 | 30.0% | 5 | None |
| Ocean View Post Acute Escondido | 2.3 | 120 | 2.49 | 4.13 | 33.6% | 4 | None |
| Casa de Las Campanas San Diego | 5.7 | 99 | 2.99 | 4.91 | 55.3% | 2 | None |
| Village Square Healthcare Center San Marcos | 6.9 | 118 | 2.74 | 4.10 | 37.6% | 4 | 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.