• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 120 certified beds with an average of 114 residents per day (95% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 22 deficiencies (inspected Sep 18, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 4.31 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 69.8% (high)
• Part of the Pacs Group chain (254 facilities)
Aviara Healthcare Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Encinitas, California with 120 certified beds. It has been operating since 1988. The facility scored below average compared to California facilities.
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
+ 33 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON RIVER OPCO LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| BAY BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Nov 5, 2021 |
| PACS GROUP, INC. | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jun 30, 2023 |
| PACS HOLDINGS, LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jun 30, 2023 |
| PROVIDENCE GROUP INC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Nov 5, 2021 |
| HANCOCK, MARK | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Apr 15, 2024 |
| MURRAY, JASON | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Apr 15, 2024 |
| APT, FREDERICK | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| JERGENSEN, JOSHUA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| MITCHELL, JOHN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2024 |
| KYLE, MARK | CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2017 |
| PEPIN, AUSTIN | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | May 26, 2023 |
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