Overview
Jacob Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It ranks 13th of 21 nursing homes in San Diego. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% 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 January 15, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Jacob Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 118 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 62%
Top 34%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.58 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.98 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.27 hrs
- Nurse aides2.33 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 118
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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