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Here are 3 Nursing Homes in Vista, CA

All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Vista, side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.

Showing 1 to 3 of 3 homes

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88/100

Vista View Post Acute

CMS 4/5176 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.92 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0

Vista View Post Acute runs 176 beds as a for-profit LLC, and its staffing sits slightly above the national average at 3.92 nurse hours per resident day. The bigger story is retention: 31.4% turnover against a 45.8% national average means far fewer unfamiliar faces than at a typical home, though weekend coverage dips about 8% below weekday levels. The tradeoff shows up in inspections. Its quality measures score well and staffing is solid, but 45 deficiencies on record, including one at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, pull the health inspection rating down to 2 out of 5. The most recent survey was May 2025, so that record is current.

A

87/100

Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility

CMS 5/5119 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.79 /day
Staff turnover
40%
Serious cites
0

Vista Knoll runs a for-profit operation under a limited liability company, with 119 certified beds in San Diego County. The numbers here are decent overall: a 4-out-of-5 inspection rating, a perfect 5 on quality measures, and turnover at 39.8%, better than the national average of 45.8%. Total nurse staffing sits at 3.79 hours per resident day, slightly under the national 3.86, and weekends run about 13% leaner than weekdays, so families should ask how coverage holds up on Saturdays and Sundays. The record shows 31 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related, worth asking about directly. The last inspection was September 26, 2025, so the picture is recent.

B

72.5/100

Santa Fe Post-Acute

CMS 2/5187 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.78 /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Santa Fe Post-Acute runs 187 beds in Vista under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is the part that stands out: 50 deficiencies on file, three of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a single $64,269 fine. Nurse staffing sits at 3.78 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 5% leaner than weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Inspectors were last in on May 2, 2025, meaning the record is current rather than stale. No abuse findings appear in the data, which matters, but the volume and severity of the health citations are worth asking about directly.

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