Overview
Lakeside Special Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lakeside. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 77% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 1 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.
Lakeside Special Care Center is a for-profit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 139 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2014.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff3.99 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.76 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 139
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 2, 2014
- 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