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Community Care Center

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⌖ La Mesa, CA · San Diego County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds119
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)

About Community Care Center

Community Care Center is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in La Mesa, CA. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in California is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), inspectors found 11 problems, fewer than the California average of 15.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 37 min a day with each resident, about the same as the California average of 4 hr 31 min. About 34% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

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Key details

Facility nameCommunity Care Center
LocationSan Diego County, California
Address8665 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, CA 91942 · San Diego County
CMS provider number55873
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyLinks Healthcare Group · 32 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 8, 1968 (58 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating4 of 5Above average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures4 of 5Above average
Staffing3 of 5Average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

4 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Apr 2026.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection11 (Apr 2026)California average: 15.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident47 min a dayCalifornia average: 40 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 37 min a dayCalifornia average: 4 hr 31 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover34% a yearCalifornia average: 37%
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the California average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 2 of 5 (below average)

  • Sent back to the hospital27.4%State average: 23.0%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit10.4%State average: 11.2%
    About average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.7%State average: 1.5%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury0.6%State average: 1.6%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)3.3%State average: 4.3%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs6.2%State average: 12.0%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.9State average: 2.2
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the California average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In California, Medicaid pays for 7% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 7% Medicaid
  • 18% Medicare
  • 75% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average85%California typical: 90%
Cost of care per resident day$578California typical: $464

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, the same as 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 21 times.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing3★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943354.3
Jan 202033244.4
Jan 202143355.2
Jan 202232355.2
Jan 202343355.0
Jan 202454254.7
Feb 202544244.4
Feb 202644244.5
Sep 202644344.6

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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