Best-Rated Nursing Homes in National City, CA (2026)
The 5 highest-rated nursing homes in National City, CA, ranked from Medicare’s star ratings, inspections and staffing, using data as of September 2026. No home paid to be on this list.
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Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab Center
Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 13 min a day with each resident (California average 4 hr 31 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. It was fined $297,367 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 5 of 5 for short-term rehab, 5 of 5 for long-term care.
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Paradise Valley Health Care
Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 56 min a day with each resident (California average 4 hr 31 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. It was fined $10,036 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 5 of 5 for short-term rehab, 5 of 5 for long-term care.
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Hillcrest Manor Sanitarium
Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 14 min a day with each resident (California average 4 hr 31 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm.
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Castle Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 35 min a day with each resident (California average 4 hr 31 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. It was fined $10,188 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 4 of 5 for short-term rehab, 4 of 5 for long-term care.
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National City Post Acute
Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality of care. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 56 min a day with each resident (California average 4 hr 31 min). Its recent inspections found no citations for resident harm. It was fined $15,652 in the last three years. Quality ratings: 4 of 5 for short-term rehab, 5 of 5 for long-term care.
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How we rank. Homes are ordered by Medicare’s overall star rating. When two homes tie, the one with the better health inspection rating goes first, then staffing rating, then quality rating, then fewer serious citations, then lower fines. Homes still tied are listed alphabetically.
About nursing homes in National City, CA
What is the best-rated nursing home in National City, CA?
By Medicare’s ratings, Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab Center ranks first in National City, CA, with an overall rating of 5 out of 5. Ratings are a starting point; visit and ask about anything in a home’s inspection record.
How many nursing homes are in National City, CA?
5 homes in National City, CA qualify for this ranking: rated by Medicare and not on its Special Focus or abuse lists. See every nursing home in National City, CA, including homes not yet rated.
How is this list ranked?
By Medicare’s overall star rating, then its health inspection, staffing and quality ratings, then fewer serious citations and fines. Homes on Medicare’s Special Focus list or with its abuse icon are not included, nor are children’s facilities. Paid or sponsored listings never affect the order.
Medicare ratings can lag behind changes at a home. Always visit, ask about recent inspections, and confirm openings, insurance and care needs with each home. How we use Medicare data