85/100
Excellent
Valley Vista Post Acute
1025 W. Second Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025
- Certified beds
- 59
- Occupancy
- 92%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
Our read on Valley Vista Post Acute
Valley Vista Post Acute runs 59 beds in Escondido under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.01 hours per resident day, about 4% above the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips roughly 11% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover is 43.1%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure, so most caregivers sticking around is a modest plus. The current record shows 28 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though 2 are abuse-related, enough to warrant a direct question about what happened and what changed. The last inspection was September 2025, so the picture is recent.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
18/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.57 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 11% against weekdays
Staff stability
12/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →43% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
15/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: September 11, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Valley Vista Post Acute
What is the ElderGrade for Valley Vista Post Acute? +
Valley Vista Post Acute holds an ElderGrade of A (85 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Valley Vista Post Acute? +
Residents receive an average of 4.01 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Valley Vista Post Acute been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Valley Vista Post Acute accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Valley Vista Post Acute is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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