Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in National City, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average of 2.65.
Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium
1889 National City Blvd.National City, CA 91950
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 Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium, nurse aides logged 2.98 hours per resident per day, 12% above the California average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 168 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.98 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.23 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.85 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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. Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Imaginative Horizons Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 17, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| National City Post Acute National City | 0.3 | 98 | 2.49 | 3.93 | 44.3% | 3 | $15,652 |
| Castle Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center National City | 1.4 | 99 | 2.50 | 4.58 | 37.4% | 4 | $10,188 |
| Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab Center National City | 1.6 | 104 | 2.06 | 4.21 | 33.3% | 5 | $297,367 |
| Paradise Valley Health Care National City | 1.6 | 86 | 2.74 | 4.93 | 21.3% | 5 | $10,036 |
| South Bay Post Acute Care Chula Vista | 2.0 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.23 | 40.6% | 5 | None |
| Reo Vista Healthcare Center San Diego | 2.4 | 162 | 2.36 | 3.96 | 42.6% | 3 | $25,406 |
| Golden Hill Post Acute San Diego | 3.8 | 99 | 2.41 | 4.24 | — | 3 | None |
| Brighton Place San Diego San Diego | 3.8 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.91 | — | 1 | 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.