CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Palomar Vista Healthcare Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Escondido, California with 74 certified beds. It has been operating since 1967. Its overall CMS rating is 2 out of 5.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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 be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
+ 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jan 30, 2006 |
| ALKEMA, SHAUN | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Jun 20, 2017 |
| MALLO, RICHARD | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Feb 16, 2016 |
| BURNAM, SOON | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2017 |
| KEETCH, CHAD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2011 |
| WILLITS, ADAM | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 9, 2024 |
| ALKEMA, SHAUN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jun 20, 2017 |
| BURNAM, SOON | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2017 |
| MALLO, RICHARD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 16, 2016 |
| PORT, BARRY | INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Jul 15, 2025 |
| CARETRUST GP LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 2003 |
| CARETRUST REIT INC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 2003 |
| CTR PARTNERSHIP LP | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 2003 |
| ENSIGN SERVICES INC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 2003 |
| FIG STREET HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 2003 |
| ALKEMA, SHAUN | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Jun 20, 2017 |
| MALLO, RICHARD | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Feb 16, 2016 |
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