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Golden Hill Post Acute

1201 34TH ST., SAN DIEGO, CA, 92102

(619) 232-2946

99 licensed beds

CMS rates Golden Hill Post Acute 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 70 citations across 12 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

056182

Care type

Nursing home

County

San Diego

Facility name

Golden Hill Post Acute

Street address

1201 34TH ST.

City / state / ZIP

San Diego, CA 92102

Phone

(619) 232-2946

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Golden Hill Post Acute

Golden Hill Post Acute is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in San Diego, California. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 256 senior care facilities in San Diego 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 The Ensign Group, a group of 347 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Golden Hill Post Acute 70 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Afshar, Pouya

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Alkema, Shaun

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

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2019

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Golden Hill Real Estate Company, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Port, Barry

Officer — since 2024

Sato, Ami

Officer — since 2024

Willits, Adam

Director — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1972-08-22

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

22 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-28

Nurse staffing

4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$620 per day (≈ $18,850/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

81% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 14% private/other

Occupancy

92% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

21% above 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-08-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-08-26

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-08-26

2026-04-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0557

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Corrected 2026-05-06

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-05-06

9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (66 citations)

2026-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-04-23

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-04-23

2026-02-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0550

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-03-13

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 2026-03-13

2025-08-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-09-27

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 2025-09-27

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0693

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0755

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-27

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-09-27

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 2025-09-27

2021-10-21Health inspection5 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 2021-11-19

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 2021-11-19

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2021-11-19

F-0803

D · No harm foundFood safety

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.

Corrected 2021-11-19

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 2021-11-19

2019-10-10Health inspection10 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 2019-11-06

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0660

D · No harm found

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0800

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2019-11-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-11-06

2025-08-28Fire-safety inspection17 citations

E-0007

C · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2025-09-04

E-0015

C · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-09-04

E-0031

C · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2025-09-04

E-0039

C · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-23

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-09-22

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0223

D · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-23

K-0345

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-01

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0355

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-01

K-0521

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-09-01

K-0761

D · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2025-09-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-09-19

2023-11-15Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

E-0006

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2024-02-13

E-0015

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2024-02-13

K-0918

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-02-13

2021-10-21Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-11-29

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-11-29

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 2021-11-29

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2021-11-29

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2021-11-29

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2021-11-29

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2021-11-29

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-11-29

2019-10-10Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0032

D · No harm found

Provide primary/alternate means for communication.

Corrected 2019-11-19

K-0281

D · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2019-11-19

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 2019-11-19

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-11-19

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 2019-11-19

Federal penalties

2026-02-19Medicare payment denial — 5 days

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 056182.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in California.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 57% 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

4.3

Higher than 54% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 10 and worse on 6. 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	2.7%	10.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	2.4%	4.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.6%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	11.0%	7.6%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.8%	1.6%	3.2%	Near state average
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	9.5%	13.7%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.3%	97.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.1%	4.3%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	11.2%	9.8%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	7.8%	12.3%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.93	2.21	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.86	1.50	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.0%	94.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.7%	1.3%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	95.3%	93.1%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	16.3%	22.6%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	14.6%	11.1%	11.8%	Worse 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-0656 5 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
K-0353 3 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0918 3 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F-0755 2 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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

Nmc San Diego, about 1.5 miles.
Paradise Valley Hospital, about 3.1 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr, about 3.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Rancho Digius, San Diego, about 1.2 miles. 32 state visits on record.
Golden Coast Assisted Living, San Diego, about 1.7 miles. 0 state visits on record.
Arroyo Vista Nursing Center, San Diego, about 1.8 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Brighton Place San Diego, San Diego, about 2.3 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
St. Paul's Villa, San Diego, about 2.5 miles. 14 state visits on record.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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