Grossmont Post Acute Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Grossmont Post Acute Care is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in La Mesa, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 48.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Grossmont Post Acute Care
8787 Center DriveLa 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 Grossmont Post Acute Care, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 231 aide hours a day, or about 29 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) | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.76 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.19 | 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
48.7% of nursing staff at Grossmont Post Acute Care left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 20, 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 1 fine totaling $11,466 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | Fine | $11,466 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Grossmont Post Acute Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Grossmont Post Acute Care
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Mission Trails Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Grossmont Post Acute Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grossmont Hospital D/P SNF La Mesa | 0.2 | 30 | 2.47 | 6.71 | 15.2% | 5 | None |
| Grossmont Gardens Healthcare Center La Mesa | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | None |
| Community Care Center La Mesa | 0.8 | 119 | 2.28 | 4.61 | 33.6% | 4 | None |
| Country Manor la Mesa Healthcare Center La Mesa | 1.2 | 99 | 2.43 | 4.12 | 27.0% | 4 | None |
| Arbor Hills Nursing Center La Mesa | 1.3 | 100 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 46.2% | 5 | $12,831 |
| Parkway Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation La Mesa | 1.3 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.98 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Brighton Place Spring Valley Spring Valley | 2.1 | 68 | 2.29 | 4.08 | — | 2 | None |
| Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center Lemon Grove | 2.4 | 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.