Overview
Grossmont Post Acute Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. Among the 7 nursing homes in La Mesa, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 20, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $11,466 in the past three years.
Grossmont Post Acute Care is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 100 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 15%
Top 9%
Top 8%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $11,466
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.02 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.22 hrs
- Nurse aides2.59 hrs
- Physical therapists0.28 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 100
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes