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Edgemoor Hospital

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⌖ Santee, CA · San Diego County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds192
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (county)

About Edgemoor Hospital

Edgemoor Hospital is a 192-bed government-run nursing home in Santee, CA. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in California is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 8 problems, fewer than the California average of 15.6. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 6 hr 26 min a day with each resident, more than the California average of 4 hr 31 min. About 21% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $41,895 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameEdgemoor Hospital
LocationSan Diego County, California
Address655 Park Center Drive, Santee, CA 92071 · San Diego County
CMS provider number55008
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1967 (59 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

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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 inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing5 of 5Much above average

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 and 3 things to ask about 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

  • Health citations at last inspection8 (Dec 2025)California average: 15.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 26 min a dayCalifornia average: 4 hr 31 min
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 37 min a dayCalifornia average: 40 min
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover21% a yearCalifornia average: 37%
    Strength

Things to ask about

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  • Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.
    Ask about this
  • Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $41,895Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this

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.

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 injury0.7%State average: 1.6%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)2.0%State average: 4.3%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs38.2%State average: 12.0%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.8State average: 2.2
    Better than average

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

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 1 time.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201955555.5
Jan 202055555.7
Jan 202155555.6
Jan 202255556.0
Jan 202355556.4
Jan 202455556.2
Feb 202554556.1
Feb 202654556.4
Sep 202642556.4

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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