Carlsbad By The Sea
2855 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA, 92008
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Front Porch
- Certified beds
- 33 · avg 28 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 21.9% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 056496
- Certified beds
- 33 beds · avg 28 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Front Porch Communities And Services
- Chain affiliation
- Front Porch
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Front Porch chain — 9 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.7 / 5.
Parent entity
Front Porch Communities And Services
Disclosed owners (32 on record)
- Peter d. Spencer
Corporate Director · since 2026
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Paula a Digerness
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Mary Mcmullin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
+ 26 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)
- E0812·Dec 5, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Dec 5, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0689·Dec 5, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0655·Dec 5, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0755·Dec 14, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0578·Dec 14, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0880·Jan 27, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Jan 27, 2023
Administration Deficiencies
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.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 5, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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