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Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center

5696 LAKE MURRAY BLVD, LA MESA, CA, 91942

(619) 460-7871

99 licensed beds

CMS rates Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 36 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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La Mesa, CA 91942

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

055910

Care type

Nursing home

County

San Diego

Facility name

Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center

Street address

5696 LAKE MURRAY BLVD

City / state / ZIP

La Mesa, CA 91942

Phone

(619) 460-7871

About this facility — Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center

Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in La Mesa, California. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 35 senior care facilities in La Mesa 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.

It is listed as part of Cambridge Healthcare Services, a group of 32 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center 36 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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 November 6, 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

Cambridge Healthcare Services

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Ag Facilities Operations, Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2003

Ira E Smedra Living Trust

Indirect owner — 48% stake — since 2003

Win Win Enterprises, Llc

Indirect owner — 48% stake — since 2003

Abesamis, Wilfredo

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Butenko, Julie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Capela, Heidi

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Hassell, Lance

Operational control · Owner of a disclosable party · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Lutz, Linda

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Mey, Somrutai

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1992

Murray Med Partnership

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Preferred Bank

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Ramos, Rhodora

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Salazar, Paulina

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Vidales, Miguel

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Wintner, Jacob

Director — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility · 2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1968-03-22

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-01-16

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$418 per day (≈ $12,710/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

43% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 42% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

19% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-11-06. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-03-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-03-24

2025-01-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0551

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Corrected 2025-01-22

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-01-22

F-0692

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-01-22

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2025-01-16Health inspection9 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0677

E · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2025-02-03

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 2025-02-03

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0865

E · No harm found

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-03

2024-09-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-10-01

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-10-01

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-10-01

2021-11-19Health inspection3 citations

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 2021-12-22

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-12-22

F-0919

D · No harm found

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Corrected 2021-12-22

2019-09-20Health inspection4 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2019-11-20

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2019-11-20

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 2019-11-20

F-0806

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2019-11-20

2025-01-16Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-02-05

K-0345

C · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-02-05

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-02-05

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-02-05

K-0700

D · 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 2025-02-05

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-02-05

2021-11-19Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-12-16

K-0521

D · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2021-12-16

2019-09-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2019-11-12

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-11-12

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2019-11-12

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2019-11-12

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2019-11-12

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 055910.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in California.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 11% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 65

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.2

Higher than 44% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

26%

Higher than 17% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 11 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	4.0%	10.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	5.5%	4.1%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.8%	1.2%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	7.8%	7.6%	13.5%	Near state average
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.4%	1.6%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	98.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	1.2%	8.9%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.0%	13.7%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	2.7%	4.3%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	7.3%	9.8%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	16.2%	12.3%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.32	2.21	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.33	1.50	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	94.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.6%	1.3%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	93.1%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	22.4%	22.6%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	7.4%	11.1%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0321 2 inspections. Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0363 2 inspections. Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

What its owners also hold

Win Win Enterprises, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 28 nursing homes, averaging 2.6 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Ira E Smedra Living Trust has an ownership stake on file at 13 nursing homes, averaging 2.3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Ag Facilities Operations, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 11 nursing homes, averaging 2.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in California

Licensing: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification
File a complaint: 844-538-8766 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-231-4024. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 833-401-0832. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Grossmont Hospital, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego, about 3.9 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Sharp Memorial Hospital, about 7.4 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

The Montera, La Mesa, less than 0.1 miles. 4 state visits on record.
Compassionate Care for Seniors 1, La Mesa, about 0.4 miles. 6 state visits on record.
Right Choice Senior Living - La Mes, La Mesa, about 0.4 miles. 8 state visits on record.
Say You're Home, La Mesa, about 0.5 miles. 6 state visits on record.
Say You're Home Too, La Mesa, about 0.5 miles. 5 state visits on record.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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