Overview
Somerset Post Acute Care has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the California average of 3.2. It ranks 8th of 12 nursing homes in El Cajon. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 13, 2025, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $26,728 in the past three years.
Somerset Post Acute Care is a for-profit facility with 65 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2011.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 68%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $26,728
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.58 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.28 hrs
- Nurse aides2.61 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 22, 2011
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes