Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in San Diego, California, part of Generations Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average of 2.65, and 32.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home
7675 Family Circle DriveSan Diego, CA 92111
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 Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.30 hours per resident per day, 13% below the California average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.30 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.27 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.42 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.83 | 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
32.4% of nursing staff at Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. 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 5 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. Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Generations Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: GHC of Kearny Mesa LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Helen Bernardy Center D/P SNF San Diego | 1.2 | 43 | 3.27 | 7.89 | — | 5 | None |
| The Shores Post-Acute San Diego | 1.3 | 305 | 2.56 | 3.58 | 26.4% | 3 | None |
| Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center San Diego | 3.5 | 96 | 2.46 | 4.09 | 30.3% | 5 | None |
| Mission Hills Post Acute Care San Diego | 3.8 | 75 | 2.50 | 4.32 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center San Diego | 4.1 | 194 | 2.18 | 3.79 | 37.2% | 4 | None |
| The Pavilion at Ocean Point San Diego | 4.4 | 133 | 2.45 | 4.13 | — | 2 | None |
| St. Pauls Health Care Center San Diego · abuse citation | 4.7 | 59 | 2.96 | 4.78 | 62.5% | 2 | $44,890 |
| The Springs at Pacific Regent San Diego | 5.5 | 59 | 2.47 | 5.06 | — | 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.