Parkside Health and Wellness Center
Nursing home in El Cajon, California, CMS certification number 555596
444 W Lexington, El Cajon, CA 92020 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 52
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 30, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Parkside Health and Wellness Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Parkside Health and Wellness 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Parkside Health and Wellness 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
- 4.20
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.56
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.15
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.50
- Weekend total hours
- 3.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 22.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 30, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 9, 2021, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Parkside Health and Wellness Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 48.7 residents live here, about 94% of its 52 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 52
- Average residents per day
- 48.7
- Certified since
- May 11, 1994
Who owns Parkside Health and Wellness Center
- Legal business name
- Parkside Healthcare Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Parkside Health and Wellness Center
- Somerset Post Acute Care151 Claydelle Ave, El Cajon 92020
- Magnolia Post Acute Care635 S Magnolia Ave, El Cajon 92020
- Stillwater Post-Acute510 E. Washington Avenue, El Cajon 92020
- San Diego Post-Acute Center1201 South Orange Ave., El Cajon 92020
- Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center622 South Anza Street, El Cajon 92020
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 Parkside Health and Wellness 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 Parkside Health and Wellness Center
What is the CMS star rating of Parkside Health and Wellness Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Parkside Health and Wellness Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Parkside Health and Wellness Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Parkside Health and Wellness Center?
Parkside Healthcare Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.