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AVIARA HEALTHCARE CENTER

ENCINITAS, CA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall

AVIARA HEALTHCARE CENTER (ENCINITAS, CA) has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with 2-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a 4-star quality measures rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection issues included infection control, resident rights, and QAPI/QAA planning.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.1879 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1879.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.68
Licensed practical nurses
1.07
Nurse aides
2.44
Weekend nursing
3.72

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 61%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

19.6%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

8.2%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

6.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

4.8%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

4.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

14%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.6%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.2%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

13%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

32%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.7%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.8%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of PACS GROUP · 279 homes · 3 stars avg
Occupancy
112.7 residents on an average day (94% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 37 years

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.