Nursing Homes · La Jolla, CA
The Cove at La Jolla
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SOURCE DATA AUG 2026
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
La Jolla Post-Acute
2552 Torrey Pines Rd · La Jolla, CA 92037 · 161 certified beds
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About La Jolla Post-Acute
La Jolla Post-Acute is a nursing home in La Jolla, California, in San Diego County. Public records list 161 beds. It is Medicare certified. Ownership records list a for-profit operator and tie the listing to Covenant Care. We hold 43 inspection citations for this listing, the most recent dated 24 April 2025. Public enforcement records list no fine or payment denial against it. Reported staffing works out to 3.91 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026
Certification
- Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)
Ratings
4.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV
Staffing rating
3.0Quality-measure rating
3.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
32
4.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV
Staffing rating
3.0Quality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
32
4.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV
Staffing rating
3.0Quality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
32
Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
Inspection history (43)
Records from August 2019 to April 2025.
August 9, 2019 · D
Citation F0761Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-08-09 under CMS tag F0761 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for 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. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-09-27. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-08-09.GOVAugust 9, 2019 · D
Citation F0694Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-08-09 under CMS tag F0694 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-09-27. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-08-09.GOVAugust 9, 2019 · E
Citation F0698Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-08-09 under CMS tag F0698 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-09-27. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-08-09.GOV
Penalties
Total fines on file: $0
Staffing
Latest: 3.91 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)
Staffing trend (5 periods)
- 2025Q43.78 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-06-013.78 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-07-013.91 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-08-013.91 hrs/resident/day
- 2026Q13.91 hrs/resident/day
Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.13 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.
Ownership
For profit
CMS Care Compare chain: Covenant Care
Chain ID 166 · 12 facilities in chain (CMS)
- Chain average overall rating: 2.8
- Chain average health inspection rating: 2.5
- Chain average staffing rating: 2.9
- Chain average quality measure rating: 4.4
Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.
Parent organization: Covenant Care California, LLC
parent · PAC 5597757559
Recent changes to this listing
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Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.
Typical cost
Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025
This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical CA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.
Nursing Homes
Median · CA$12,167/moSee full CA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025
Nearby alternatives
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Trust & methodology
Where this information came from
Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.
- CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026
- Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
- CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026
- Ownership type, Parent organization
- CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
- Staffing hours per resident day
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