Palomar Vista Healthcare Center
201 N Fig Street, Escondido, CA, 92025
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 74 · avg 69 residents/day
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055067
- Certified beds
- 74 beds · avg 69 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- West Escondido Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Adam Willits
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Flagstone Healthcare South Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2017
- Shaun Alkema
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2017
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2017
- The Ensign Group Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2003
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 51)
- E0627·Jan 15, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D0842·Sep 12, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0814·Sep 12, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- E0812·Sep 12, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0803·Sep 12, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0761·Sep 12, 2025
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.
- D0755·Sep 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0700·Sep 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 12, 2025. 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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