Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in San Diego, California, CMS certification number 056105
3520 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 194
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 15, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.83
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.36
- Weekend total hours
- 3.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 15, 2025 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 25, 2022, found 13.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 180.8 residents live here, about 93% of its 194 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 194
- Average residents per day
- 180.8
- Certified since
- October 10, 1969
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Balboa Healthcare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- St. Pauls Health Care Center235 Nutmeg Street, San Diego 92103
- Mission Hills Post Acute Care3680 Reynard Way, San Diego 92103
- Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center4033 Sixth Avenue Ext, San Diego 92103
- Golden Hill Post Acute1201 34th St., San Diego 92102
- Villa Coronado D/P SNF233 Prospect Place, Coronado 92118
See also all nursing homes in San Diego.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 21 in San Diego, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center?
Balboa Healthcare, Inc., for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.