Overview
Villa las Palmas Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 12 nursing homes in El Cajon. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 95% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 8, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $33,732 in the past three years.
Villa las Palmas Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 151 certified beds, caring for about 141 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 34%
Top 36%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $33,732
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.75 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.93 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 151
- Average residents per day
- 141
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 17, 1967
- 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