La Mesa Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Mesa Healthcare Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in La Mesa, California, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 33.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
La Mesa Healthcare Center
3780 Massachusetts AvenueLa Mesa, CA 91941
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 Mesa Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 234 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.12 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
33.7% of nursing staff at La Mesa Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. 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. La Mesa Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About La Mesa Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Elm Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near La Mesa Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bella Vista Health Center Lemon Grove | 1.0 | 99 | 2.83 | 4.87 | 47.6% | 4 | None |
| Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation Center Lemon Grove | 1.2 | 158 | 2.44 | 3.92 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| Amaya Springs Health Care Center Spring Valley | 1.8 | 50 | 2.48 | 4.29 | — | 3 | None |
| Parkway Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation La Mesa | 2.0 | 60 | 2.53 | 3.98 | 34.9% | 3 | None |
| Arbor Hills Nursing Center La Mesa | 2.0 | 100 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 46.2% | 5 | $12,831 |
| University Care Center San Diego | 2.3 | 87 | 2.52 | 4.04 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Jacob Healthcare Center San Diego | 2.3 | 128 | 2.31 | 4.60 | 58.9% | 5 | None |
| Brighton Place Spring Valley Spring Valley | 2.4 | 68 | 2.29 | 4.08 | — | 2 | 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.