Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility
Nursing home in Vista, California, CMS certification number 555425
2000 Westwood Road, Vista, CA 92083 · San Diego County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility 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 | 4 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 Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility 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
- 3.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.24
- Weekend total hours
- 3.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 26, 2025 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 26, 2022, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 152.7 residents live here, about 128% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 152.7
- Certified since
- May 30, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility
- Legal business name
- Vista Woods Health Associates, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility
- Pacific Villas Post Acute3220 Thunder Drive, Oceanside 92056
- La Paloma Healthcare Center3232 Thunder Drive, Oceanside 92056
- Vista View Post Acute304 N. Melrose Dr, Vista 92083
- Bayshire Carlsbad3140 El Camino Real, Carlsbad 92008
- Santa Fe Post-Acute247 E. Bobier Drive, Vista 92084
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility, 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 Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility?
Vista Woods Health Associates, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.