Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center
Nursing home in El Cajon, California, CMS certification number 055064
1391 Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92021 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 12, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 23
- Fines in 3 years
- $9,255 (1)
Does Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 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 Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare 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
- 4.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.07
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.57
- Weekend total hours
- 3.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 12, 2024 and cited 23 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 15, 2021, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $9,255 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 88.1 residents live here, about 92% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 88.1
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Koa Holdings LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center
- Granite Hills Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LLC1340 E Madison Ave, El Cajon 92021
- Country Hills Post Acute1580 Broadway, El Cajon 92021
- Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center622 South Anza Street, El Cajon 92020
- Victoria Post Acute Care654 S. Anza, El Cajon 92020
- Bradley Court675 E Bradley, El Cajon 92021
See also all nursing homes in El Cajon.
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 12 in El Cajon, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare 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 Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center?
23 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center?
Koa Holdings LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.