Nursing home

Lakeside Special Care Center

11962 Woodside Avenue, Lakeside, CA 92040

★★★★★Overall Medicare rating
★★★★★Health inspections
★★★★★Staffing
★★★★★Quality measures

Medicare rates every nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. 5 is much above average, 1 is much below.

Findings, latest cycle6
Findings with harm or immediate jeopardy, 3 cycles0
Fines, 3 years$0
Beds94

Inspection findings

Inspectors recorded 13 findings in the last three inspection cycles.

11 No harm, but a risk of harm2 No harm, minimal risk

Each entry below is a requirement that inspectors found the home did not meet on that date, in the regulator's own English wording.

Inspection dateAreaRequirement the home did not meet (official wording, in English)SeverityCorrected
Aug 25, 2026Quality of life and careEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (F0689)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated · from a complaint
Corrected: Sep 18, 2026
Feb 13, 2025Building and environmentProvide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (F0912)No harm, minimal risk
pattern
Corrected: Mar 12, 2025
Feb 13, 2025Resident assessment and care planningSafeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (F0842)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated
Corrected: Mar 12, 2025
Feb 13, 2025Food and nutritionProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (F0812)No harm, but a risk of harm
pattern
Corrected: Mar 12, 2025
Feb 13, 2025Pharmacy and medicationsImplement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. (F0758)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated
Corrected: Mar 12, 2025
Feb 13, 2025Quality of life and careEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (F0689)No harm, but a risk of harm
pattern
Corrected: Mar 12, 2025
Feb 7, 2025Abuse, neglect and exploitationProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (F0600)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated · from a complaint
Corrected: Feb 28, 2025
Earlier inspections (6)
Inspection dateAreaRequirement the home did not meet (official wording, in English)SeverityCorrected
Mar 13, 2024Resident assessment and care planningDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (F0656)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated · from a complaint
Corrected: May 7, 2024
Mar 13, 2024Abuse, neglect and exploitationProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (F0600)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated · from a complaint
Corrected: May 7, 2024
Mar 1, 2024Food and nutritionProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (F0812)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024
Dec 18, 2023Quality of life and careEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (F0689)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated · from a complaint
Corrected: Jan 30, 2024
May 19, 2022Building and environmentProvide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (F0912)No harm, minimal risk
pattern
Corrected: Jun 19, 2022
May 19, 2022Food and nutritionProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (F0812)No harm, but a risk of harm
isolated
Corrected: Jun 19, 2022

Fines and payment denials

No federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.

Staffing

Nurse staff hours per resident per day3.99California median: 4.27
Registered nurse hours per resident per day0.59California median: 0.52
Nurse staff hours on weekends3.58California median: 3.85
Nursing staff who left within a year33.6%California median: 36.0%

About this home

Beds94
Residents per day, average139.2
OwnershipFor-profit, limited liability company
Legal business nameGHC of Lakeside LLC
ChainGenerations Healthcare (27 homes)
In Medicare/Medicaid sinceJun 2, 2014

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Source. Medicare Care Compare (CMS Provider Data), data dated Oct 1, 2026. Open this home on Medicare.gov · Report an error
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