Lakeside Special Care Center
Nursing home in Lakeside, California, CMS certification number 555887
11962 Woodside Avenue, Lakeside, CA 92040 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 94
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lakeside Special Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lakeside Special Care 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lakeside Special Care 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
- 3.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.64
- Weekend total hours
- 3.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 13, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 1, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lakeside Special Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 139.2 residents live here, about 148% of its 94 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 139.2
- Certified since
- June 2, 2014
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lakeside Special Care Center
- Legal business name
- GHC of Lakeside LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Generations Healthcare, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lakeside Special Care Center
- The Royal Home12436 Royal Road, El Cajon 92021
- Bradley Court675 E Bradley, El Cajon 92021
- Edgemoor Hospital655 Park Center Drive, Santee 92071
- Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center8778 Cuyamaca Street, Santee 92071
- Country Hills Post Acute1580 Broadway, El Cajon 92021
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lakeside Special Care 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 Lakeside Special Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Lakeside Special Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lakeside Special Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lakeside Special Care Center?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lakeside Special Care Center?
GHC of Lakeside LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.