Nursing home report
SAN DIEGO, CA · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
HILLCREST HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE CENTER has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with 3-star health inspections and stronger 4-star staffing and quality measures. It reported 4.09 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, just below the federal benchmark of 4.1, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent citations involved food safety, pharmaceutical services, and medication errors.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0869 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0869.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure residents got food that met their allergies, intolerances, and preferences. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 806 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $6,351 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 30, 2023
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
