St. Pauls Health Care Center
Nursing home in San Diego, California, CMS certification number 555144
235 Nutmeg Street, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 59
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $29,179 (1)
Does St. Pauls Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St. Pauls Health 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St. Pauls Health 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
- 5.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.13
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.96
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.07
- Weekend total hours
- 4.50
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 12, 2026 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 26, 2025, found 18.
CMS shows an abuse icon for St. Pauls Health Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined St. Pauls Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $29,179 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 49 residents live here, about 83% of its 59 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Certified since
- September 25, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St. Pauls Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- St Paul's Episcopal Home Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near St. Pauls Health Care Center
- Balboa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center3520 Fourth Avenue, 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 St. Pauls Health 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 St. Pauls Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of St. Pauls Health Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St. Pauls Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St. Pauls Health Care Center?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St. Pauls Health Care Center?
St Paul's Episcopal Home Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.