San Diego Post-Acute Center
Nursing home in El Cajon, California, CMS certification number 555659
1201 South Orange Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 240
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 20, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 34
- Fines in 3 years
- $213,189 (3)
Does San Diego Post-Acute Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. San Diego Post-Acute 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 San Diego Post-Acute 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
- 4.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.09
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.42
- Weekend total hours
- 3.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 20, 2026 and cited 34 deficiencies, plus 19 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 27, 2025, found 16.
CMS shows an abuse icon for San Diego Post-Acute Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined San Diego Post-Acute Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $213,189 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 226.4 residents live here, about 94% of its 240 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 240
- Average residents per day
- 226.4
- Certified since
- March 19, 1996
Who owns San Diego Post-Acute Center
- Legal business name
- Pepperbush Holdings LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near San Diego Post-Acute Center
- Stillwater Post-Acute510 E. Washington Avenue, El Cajon 92020
- Magnolia Post Acute Care635 S Magnolia Ave, El Cajon 92020
- Victoria Post Acute Care654 S. Anza, El Cajon 92020
- Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center622 South Anza Street, El Cajon 92020
- Somerset Post Acute Care151 Claydelle Ave, 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 San Diego Post-Acute 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 San Diego Post-Acute Center
What is the CMS star rating of San Diego Post-Acute Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does San Diego Post-Acute Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at San Diego Post-Acute Center?
34 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns San Diego Post-Acute Center?
Pepperbush Holdings LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.