Stillwater Post-Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Stillwater Post-Acute is a 256-bed for-profit nursing home in El Cajon, California, part of Links Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the California average of 2.65, and 44.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Stillwater Post-Acute
510 E. Washington AvenueEl Cajon, CA 92020
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 Stillwater Post-Acute, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, 15% below the California average. With about 246 residents a day, that works out to roughly 557 aide hours a day, or about 70 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.26 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.79 | 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
44.0% of nursing staff at Stillwater 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 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. Stillwater Post-Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Stillwater Post-Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Links Healthcare Group, 32 homes
- Legal name: San Diego Bay Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 4, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Stillwater Post-Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Magnolia Post Acute Care El Cajon · abuse citation | 0.0 | 99 | 2.13 | 3.89 | 37.5% | 3 | $117,475 |
| Somerset Post Acute Care El Cajon | 0.4 | 65 | 2.64 | 4.68 | 61.9% | 3 | $26,728 |
| San Diego Post-Acute Center El Cajon · abuse citation | 0.6 | 240 | 2.50 | 4.16 | 36.5% | 1 | $46,495 |
| Victoria Post Acute Care El Cajon | 0.6 | 120 | 2.32 | 4.03 | 49.6% | 5 | None |
| Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center El Cajon | 0.6 | 151 | 2.24 | 3.73 | 33.1% | 3 | $33,732 |
| Parkside Health and Wellness Center El Cajon | 0.7 | 52 | 2.58 | 4.20 | 22.6% | 5 | None |
| Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center El Cajon | 1.9 | 96 | 2.47 | 4.02 | 40.4% | 3 | $9,110 |
| Granite Hills Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LLC El Cajon | 1.9 | 99 | 2.57 | 4.06 | — | 2 | $14,015 |
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.