South Bay Post Acute Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Bay Post Acute Care is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Chula Vista, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average of 2.65, and 40.6% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
South Bay Post Acute Care
553 F StreetChula Vista, CA 91910
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 South Bay Post Acute Care, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 223 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 2.39 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.23 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
40.6% of nursing staff at South Bay 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 50.0%. No administrators 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 1 health deficiency (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. South Bay Post Acute Care holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About South Bay Post Acute Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Bayside Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 23, 2011
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near South Bay Post Acute Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| National City Post Acute National City | 1.8 | 98 | 2.49 | 3.93 | 44.3% | 3 | $15,652 |
| Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium National City | 2.0 | 98 | 2.98 | 4.23 | — | 4 | None |
| Reo Vista Healthcare Center San Diego | 2.9 | 162 | 2.36 | 3.96 | 42.6% | 3 | $25,406 |
| Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab Center National City | 3.1 | 104 | 2.06 | 4.21 | 33.3% | 5 | $297,367 |
| Paradise Valley Health Care National City | 3.2 | 86 | 2.74 | 4.93 | 21.3% | 5 | $10,036 |
| Castle Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center National City | 3.2 | 99 | 2.50 | 4.58 | 37.4% | 4 | $10,188 |
| Veterans Home Of California - Chula Vista Chula Vista | 3.7 | 180 | 3.19 | 4.80 | 17.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Med Ctr SNF Chula Vista | 4.3 | 100 | 2.99 | 5.45 | 21.6% | 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.