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Lakeside Special Care Center

11962 WOODSIDE AVENUE, LAKESIDE, CA, 92040

(619) 561-1222

94 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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11962 Woodside Avenue

Lakeside, CA 92040

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

555887

Care type

Nursing home

County

San Diego

Facility name

Lakeside Special Care Center

Street address

11962 WOODSIDE AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Lakeside, CA 92040

Phone

(619) 561-1222

About this facility — Lakeside Special Care Center

Lakeside Special Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lakeside, California. It is licensed for 94 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Lakeside 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 Lakeside Special Care Center 38 times across 9 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 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

Generations Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Olds, Thomas

Direct owner · Director · Officer — 78% stake — since 1998

Mastrocola, Lois

Direct owner · Managing employee · Director · Officer — 9% stake — since 1998

Bmo Bank National Association

Security-interest holder — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

2014-06-02

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-02-13

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$365 per day (≈ $11,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

5% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 94% private/other

Occupancy

99% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

29% 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 2026-08-31. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-02-13Health inspection5 citations

F-0689

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-12

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 2025-03-12

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 2025-03-12

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 2025-03-12

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2025-03-12

2025-02-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-02-28

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2024-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-05-07

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 2024-05-07

2024-03-01Health inspection1 citation

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 2024-03-29

2023-12-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-01-30

2022-05-19Health inspection2 citations

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 2022-06-19

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2022-06-19

2025-02-13Fire-safety inspection9 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0293

D · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0324

C · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0355

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0918

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-17

K-0921

C · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-03-17

2024-03-01Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0343

E · No harm found

Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0711

D · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-09

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-04-09

2022-05-19Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0031

D · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0341

D · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0346

D · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-06-14

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2022-06-14

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 2022-06-14

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2022-06-14

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 555887.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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