La Jolla Post-Acute

Name: La Jolla Post-Acute
Address: 2552 TORREY PINES RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037, US
Telephone: 8584535810

2552 Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037 · San Diego County · 161 certified beds · avg 142 residents/day · certified since Sep 30, 1990

Part of chain: COVENANT CARE (12 facilities, chain avg rating 2.8★)

4/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

4.01

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (43)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Apr 24, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Apr 24, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not update each resident's care assessment at least once every 3 months. These regular check-ins keep the resident's care plan matched to their current condition.
Apr 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that.
Apr 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Apr 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services.
Apr 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Apr 24, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Mar 3, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · from a complaint
Apr 17, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint
Apr 17, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint
Apr 15, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Apr 15, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint
Jan 10, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint
Oct 6, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint
Oct 6, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint
Apr 8, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not let a resident or their legal representative see or buy copies of the resident's own records.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not help a resident get vision and hearing services — such as eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide food that accounts for each resident's allergies, intolerances, and personal preferences, or did not offer appealing alternatives.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Apr 8, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards.
Aug 9, 2019	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail.
Aug 9, 2019	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Aug 9, 2019	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (17 → 7).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2019	11	E
2022	17	E
2023	2	E
2024	5	E
2025	8	F

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	California avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	4.01	4.31	3.95	bottom 42% in California; top 39% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.48	0.61	0.69	bottom 50% in California; bottom 35% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.73	3.90	3.50	bottom 48% in California; top 32% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.39	0.51	0.48	top 47% in California; bottom 50% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	49.3	36.7	45.8	bottom 16% in California; bottom 39% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	71.4	38.1	42.9	bottom 7% in California; bottom 11% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.91, RN 0.47, weekend 3.64. Staffing rating: 3/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: —/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Centre Capital Investors V, LP	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Centre Covenant Purchaser (b), LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Centre Covenant Purchaser (q), LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Centre Covenant Purchaser (s), LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	12/19/2008
Centre V Secondary Fund, L.P.	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Covenant Care California, LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	07/17/2008
Covenant Care, LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Covenant Holdco, LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Covenant Subco, LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Evans, Mary	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Levin, Robert	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Sims, Christine	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
State Treasurer of Mich Custodian of Public School Empl RTMNT Systems	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	12/19/2008
Stockwell Fund II LP	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Torok, Andrew	Individual	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	—	07/17/2008
Ashley, Dava	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	05/17/2018
Ashley, Dava	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/26/2018
Carney, Kevin	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2013
Evans, Mary	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2013
Evans, Mary	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	04/14/2006

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
"How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
"How soon after admission is a full assessment completed, and how are the findings shared with the family?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
"How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

Facility	Distance	City	Overall	Inspection
The Cove at la Jolla	1.6 mi	La Jolla, CA	★★★★★	4/5
The Springs at Pacific Regent	2.1 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	5/5
VI at la Jolla Village	2.1 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	5/5
Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home	5.8 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	5/5
Helen Bernardy Center D/P SNF	6.8 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	5/5
The Pavilion at Ocean Point	7.0 mi	San Diego, CA	★★☆☆☆	2/5
The Shores Post-Acute	7.0 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★☆☆	3/5
Bayshire Torrey Pines Post-Acute	7.3 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	4/5
Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center	8.4 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★★	4/5
Mission Hills Post Acute Care	8.7 mi	San Diego, CA	★★★★☆	3/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 056017.

The Care File

Visit checklist — La Jolla Post-Acute

2552 Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037 · 8584535810

Health inspection rating 4/5 · CMS overall 4/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
☐ "How do you track that every resident's quarterly assessment happens on time?"
☐ "How soon after admission is a full assessment completed, and how are the findings shared with the family?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
☐ "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 056017 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)