The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SOUTH BAY POST ACUTE CARE
CHULA VISTA, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
SOUTH BAY POST ACUTE CARE (CHULA VISTA, CA) has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 4 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included staffing, behavior health training, and pharmaceutical services.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2535 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 13, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2535.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.92
- Nurse aides
- 2.43
- Weekend nursing
- 3.75
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 45%
Registered nurse turnover: 48%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
8.3%4.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.8%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.2%6.1%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
2%4.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.6%4.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—7.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.7%10%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%2%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
39.3%25.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
54.2%67.3%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—93.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.8%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.7%99.2%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure staff got the needed behavior health training based on the facility’s own needs. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 949 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited November 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 92.6 residents on an average day (94% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 14 years
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.