La Jolla Post-Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Jolla Post-Acute is a 161-bed for-profit nursing home in La Jolla, California, part of Covenant Care. 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 49.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
La Jolla Post-Acute
2552 Torrey Pines RdLa Jolla, CA 92037
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 La Jolla Post-Acute, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 142 residents a day, that works out to roughly 360 aide hours a day, or about 45 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% 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 | 0.89 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.91 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
49.3% of nursing staff at La Jolla 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 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. La Jolla Post-Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About La Jolla Post-Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Covenant Care, 12 homes
- Legal name: Covenant Care la Jolla, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Jolla Post-Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Cove at la Jolla La Jolla | 1.6 | 59 | 2.39 | 4.95 | 44.6% | 5 | None |
| The Springs at Pacific Regent San Diego | 2.1 | 59 | 2.47 | 5.06 | — | 5 | None |
| VI at la Jolla Village San Diego | 2.1 | 60 | 3.26 | 5.24 | 25.6% | 5 | None |
| Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home San Diego | 5.8 | 98 | 2.30 | 4.42 | 32.4% | 5 | None |
| Helen Bernardy Center D/P SNF San Diego | 6.8 | 43 | 3.27 | 7.89 | — | 5 | None |
| The Pavilion at Ocean Point San Diego | 7.0 | 133 | 2.45 | 4.13 | — | 2 | None |
| The Shores Post-Acute San Diego | 7.0 | 305 | 2.56 | 3.58 | 26.4% | 3 | None |
| Bayshire Torrey Pines Post-Acute San Diego | 7.3 | 45 | 2.74 | 4.84 | 44.4% | 5 | $87,153 |
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.