Vista Knoll Specialized Care Facility
2000 Westwood Road, Vista, CA, 92083
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 119 · avg 125 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.5% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 43.8% — 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
- 555425
- Certified beds
- 119 beds · avg 125 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Vista Woods Health Associates, 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 (10 on record)
- Clayton Gardner
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sam Baroudi
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Adam Willits
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Soon Burnam
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2014
- Chad Keetch
Corporate Officer · since 2011
- Flagstone Healthcare South Llc
Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2006
+ 4 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 31)
- D0814·Sep 26, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- D0757·Sep 26, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0699·Sep 26, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D0694·Sep 26, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D0693·Sep 26, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
- D0690·Sep 26, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0641·Sep 26, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0584·Sep 26, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 26, 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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