San Marcos Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
State inspectors recorded 2 immediate-jeopardy citation(s) here in the last three years — CMS's most serious level.
Serious inspection findings
2025-08-01 — IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY (tag F0697, severity K)
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · correction not recorded in CMS data
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
2025-08-01 — IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY (tag F0684, severity K)
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · correction not recorded in CMS data
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
2024-04-15 — ACTUAL HARM (tag F0689, severity G)
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · correction not recorded in CMS data
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Staffing, from payroll records
Nursing hours / resident / day
2.39
state median 2.67
Weekend staffing gap
−10%
fewer nursing hours on weekends · state median −7%
RN hours / resident / day
0.52
registered nurses only
Contract (agency) staff
0%
share of all nursing hours
Nursing staff turnover
49%
per year, per CMS
Keep an eye on this facility
Penalties and enforcement
1 enforcement action(s), totaling $33,891 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | Fine | $33,891 |
Ownership
Ownership type: For profit - Corporation. Part of the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
Other facilities under the same ownership, with their CMS overall ratings:
- THE HEALTHCARE CENTER OF EASTVIEW (BIRMINGHAM, AL) —
- Polaris Extended Care (ANCHORAGE, AK) —
- THE HEALTH CENTER AT RESEARCH PARK (HUNTSVILLE, AL) —
- POLARIS TRANSITIONAL CARE (ANCHORAGE, AK) —
- Desert Terrace Healthcare Center (PHOENIX, AZ) —
- PUEBLO SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER (TUCSON, AZ) —
- CASAS ADOBES POST ACUTE REHAB CENTER (TUCSON, AZ) —
- MISSION PALMS POST ACUTE (MESA, AZ) —
Full citation history
| Survey date | Tag | Category | Severity | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | F0732 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | F | not recorded |
| 2025-08-01 | F0684 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | K | not recorded |
| 2025-08-01 | F0697 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | K | not recorded |
| 2024-11-04 | F0580 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | D | not recorded |
| 2024-11-04 | F0755 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-11-04 | F0760 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0583 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0584 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0656 | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0677 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0679 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0790 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | D | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0812 | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-08-15 | F0880 | Infection Control Deficiencies | E | not recorded |
| 2024-04-15 | F0689 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | G | not recorded |
| 2023-06-16 | F0558 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | D | not recorded |
| 2023-06-16 | F0679 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | D | not recorded |