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Carlsbad By the Sea

2855 CARLSBAD BLVD, CARLSBAD, CA, 92008
(760) 720-4580
33 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
33
State license
374600799
CMS facility ID
056496
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Carlsbad By the Sea
Street address
2855 CARLSBAD BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone
(760) 720-4580
State license #
374600799

About this facility — Carlsbad By the Sea

Carlsbad By the Sea is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Carlsbad, California. It is licensed for 33 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 33 senior care facilities in Carlsbad and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Carlsbad By the Sea 16 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Front Porch
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Front Porch Communities and Services
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2006
Akopyan, Gevork
Operational control — since 2022
Delarosa, Sylvia
Operational control — since 2021
Digerness, Paula
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Duranteau, Nancy
Director — since 2021
Forte, Vincent
Director — since 2021
Handy, Joanne
Director — since 2021
Jacobs, Laura
Director — since 2019
Kelly, Sean
Officer · Operational control — since 2023
Kroeker, Kevin
Director — since 2018
Macango, Susan
Operational control — since 2026
Mcgovern, Marion
Director — since 2017
Mcmullin, Mary
Operational control — since 2025
Olson, Kari
Operational control — since 2001
Salvador, Eduardo
Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Spencer, Peter
Director — since 2026
Steinberg, Karl
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Sumner, Craig
Operational control — since 2022
Tonnu, Diemlan
Director — since 2018
Vranich, Rachel
Officer — since 2022
Wesson, Oliver
Director — since 2017
Whittaker, Susan
Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1975-09-05
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-25
Nurse staffing
5.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$846 per day (≈ $25,720/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
4% Medicaid · 66% Medicare · 30% private/other
Occupancy
80% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
65% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
33
Licensed as
RCFE
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-25Health inspection2 citations
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-04-22
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-04-22
2024-12-05Health inspection4 citations
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-12-31
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-12-31
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-12-31
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-31
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (10 citations)
2023-12-14Health inspection2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-01-10
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-01-10
2026-03-25Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-04-02
K-0753
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2026-04-02
2024-12-05Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-12-12
K-0700
E · No harm found
Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.
Corrected 2024-12-09
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-12-09
2023-12-14Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-12-19
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-12-19
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 056496.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered