Overview
St. Pauls Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 21st of 21 nursing homes in San Diego. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 87% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 12, 2026, found 18 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $29,179 in the past three years.
St. Pauls Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 59 certified beds, caring for about 49 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 18
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $29,179
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.13 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.96 hrs
- Nurse aides3.07 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 25, 1991
- 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