El Cajon · 92020
San Diego Post-acute Center
1201 South Orange Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92020
Parkside Health and Wellness Center
⌖ El Cajon, CA · San Diego County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds52
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Parkside Health and Wellness Center
Parkside Health and Wellness Center is a 52-bed for-profit nursing home in El Cajon, CA. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in California is 3.2. At its last full inspection (May 2025), inspectors found 4 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 12 min a day with each resident, about the same as the California average of 4 hr 31 min. About 23% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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 nameParkside Health And Wellness Center
LocationSan Diego County, California
Phone(619) 442-7744
Address444 W Lexington, El Cajon, CA 92020 · San Diego County
Medicare provider number555596
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyThe Ensign Group · 343 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 11, 1994 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since May 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection4 (May 2025)California average: 15.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover23% a yearCalifornia average: 37%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 12 min a dayCalifornia average: 4 hr 31 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Registered nurse time per resident35 min a dayCalifornia average: 40 minWorse than state 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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 1.6%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.0%State average: 4.3%Better than 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
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In California, Medicaid pays for 7% of resident days at a typical home.
- 99% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 0% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average99%California typical: 90%
Cost of care per resident day$422California 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 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing5★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
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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