Grossmont Hospital D/P Snf is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-11-19. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (619) 740-6000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Grossmont Hospital D/P Snf holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 87.4/100, placing it #990 of 14703 facilities nationally and #150 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Grossmont Hospital D/P Snf receives a reported average of 6 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 2 hours 10 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 2 hours 7 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 39 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 6 hours 21 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 20.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Grossmont Hospital D/P Snf has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 25.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Grossmont Hospital D/P Snf ranks 990th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 87.4/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 150th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In La Mesa, it ranks 1st out of 7 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #176 nationally and RN hours rank #189 nationally (#31 in CA). Our composite quality score of 87.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in La Mesa, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/la-mesa/