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Parkside Health and Wellness Center

444 W LEXINGTON, EL CAJON, CA, 92020

(619) 442-7744

ensignservices.net

52 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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El Cajon, CA 92020

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

555596

Care type

Nursing home

County

San Diego

Facility name

Parkside Health and Wellness Center

Street address

444 W LEXINGTON

City / state / ZIP

El Cajon, CA 92020

Phone

(619) 442-7744

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Parkside Health and Wellness Center

Parkside Health and Wellness Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in El Cajon, California. It is licensed for 52 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 55 senior care facilities in El Cajon 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 Parkside Health and Wellness Center 25 times across 6 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 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

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burnam, Soon

Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2014

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Michlin, Bernard

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Oh, Katherine

Officer — since 2025

Oldroyd, Matthew

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Port, Barry

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Sato, Ami

Officer — since 2024

Willits, Adam

Director — since 2023

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

1994-05-11

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-30

Nurse staffing

4.2 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)

98% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 0% private/other

Occupancy

99% (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 2026-08-31. 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-05-30Health inspection4 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 2025-06-19

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-06-19

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2025-06-19

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-19

2021-12-09Health inspection3 citations

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 2022-01-14

F-0801

D · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2022-01-14

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 2022-01-14

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)

2020-02-07Health inspection5 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2020-03-23

F-0602

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2020-03-23

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2020-03-23

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 2020-03-23

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 2020-03-23

2025-05-30Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-06-12

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0741

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-06-11

2021-12-09Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0032

D · No harm found

Provide primary/alternate means for communication.

Corrected 2022-01-25

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-01-25

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 2022-01-25

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2022-01-25

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2022-01-25

2020-02-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0233

D · No harm found

Install resident room doors of proper design and width.

Corrected 2020-03-10

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 2020-03-10

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2020-03-10

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 555596.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

Source

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