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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center

Encinitas, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
(760) 632-0081

About The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center

THE DOROTHY & JOSEPH GOLDBERG HEALTHCARE CENTER is a non profit - corporation nursing home in ENCINITAS, CA with 58 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

58 residents

Location

Encinitas, CA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

211 SAXONY ROAD, Encinitas, California 92024

(760) 632-0081

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on July 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 16 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 35 minutes with each resident a day, above the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.

Medicare has not fined The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day5 hours 35 minutesAbove the California average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day47 minutesAbove the California average
Nursing staff who left in the past year23%Below the California average

Inspections

20 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

September 3, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 3, 2025

July 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 15 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 22, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Aug 22, 2025
July 12, 2024 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 15, 2024
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 15, 2024
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Aug 15, 2024
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Aug 15, 2024

Fines and payment denials

No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Legal business name
San Diego Hebrew Homes
Medicare-certified beds
58
Average residents per day
48
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
June 6, 1990
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
555424

Location

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211 SAXONY ROADEncinitas, CA 92024

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Questions about The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center

How did The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 24, 2025 and cited 16 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 35 minutes with each resident per day, including 47 minutes from registered nurses. 23% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against The Dorothy & Joseph Goldberg Healthcare Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Encinitas Skilled Nursing in California Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026