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Amaya Springs Health Care Center in Spring Valley, CA

Amaya Springs Health Care Center is a nursing home community in Spring Valley, CA.

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Amaya Springs Health Care Center in Spring Valley, CA

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8625 Lamar Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.4 from 42 reviews
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Overall Review of Amaya Springs Health Care Center

common 30 reviews mention this

Staff and nursing feel attentive

Residents and families consistently describe staff who are friendly and responsive to needs.

Across many reviews, families mention getting quick help, clear communication, and nurses and rehab personnel who treat residents with respect. Several people also highlight that staff stay attentive to comfort, answered questions, and provided updates during a stay. A few reviews are more mixed, but the larger set still emphasizes a supportive day-to-day approach.

common 8 reviews mention this

Rehab and therapy are central

Rehabilitation and therapy support is a frequent focus in residents’ experiences.

Multiple reviews talk about physical therapy and rehab teams working with residents during recovery. People describe daily rehab attention, and a few share outcomes like improving mobility after surgery. Reviews also mention nurses and therapy staff coordinating around specific needs such as comfort and medical complications.

common 7 reviews mention this

Clean environment is frequently mentioned

Residents and visitors often point to cleanliness as a noticeable strength.

Several reviews describe the facility as clean, including comments about not noticing unpleasant odors. Others mention a professional atmosphere and that the building is kept up. There are also a small number of negatives where cleanliness issues were part of the complaint, so it isn’t universal across every review.

caveat 5 reviews mention this

Some problems with belongings and comfort

A minority of reviews describe issues that affected comfort or residents’ belongings.

A recurring concern in the negative reviews is missing or misplaced personal items and difficulty getting straightforward answers about what happened. Some reviewers also describe care-environment problems, such as not having disposable wipes when incontinence was involved, or a room setup that made the space too cold. There is also at least one review describing an embarrassing incident involving a staff member’s response to a rule.

common 3 reviews mention this

Social work and discharge help

Reviews frequently mention help from admissions and social services during transitions.

A few families specifically call out social workers and discharge-planning support, including help coordinating care and communicating next steps. Reviews also describe smoother transitions from hospital to the facility and then onward to other care settings. While this comes up less often than general staff friendliness, it stands out where families mention named support.

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Features

Housing

  • 50 resident community capacity 50 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • San Diego International-Lindbergh (10 miles away) San Diego International-Lindbergh (10 miles away)

Care Services

  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

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Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (1.6 miles)
  • Rite Aid (1.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.7 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.7 miles)
  • Sharp Grossmont Hospital Pharmacy (3 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (3.2 miles)

Restaurants

  • In-N-Out Burger (1.8 miles)
  • Jack In The Box (2.4 miles)
  • McDonald's (2.6 miles)
  • BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (2.9 miles)
  • Brigantine Seafood Restaurants (3 miles)
  • McDonald's (3.8 miles)
  • Jack In The Box (4.4 miles)

Parks

  • Mount Helix Park (2.7 miles)
  • Shadow Hill Park (7.9 miles)
  • Balboa Park (7.9 miles)
  • Town Center Community Park (7.9 miles)
  • Cal's Point (8.3 miles)
  • Otay Ranch Town Center Dog Park (8.3 miles)
  • Quartyard Dog Park (8.4 miles)

Transportation

  • Grossmont Transit Center (3 miles)
  • 24th Street Trolley Station (7.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (3.1 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.1 miles)
  • Starbucks (4.4 miles)
  • The Simple Coffee House (4.8 miles)
  • Kung Fu Tea (6.1 miles)
  • Communal Coffee (7.3 miles)

Hospitals

  • Sharp Grossmont Hospital Brier Patch (3.1 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center/Kaiser Foundation Hospital (6 miles)
  • Stanford Court Nursing (6.9 miles)
  • Naval Medical Center San Diego (7.7 miles)
  • Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation (8.3 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Skyline Church (3.6 miles)
  • El Camino Grace Church (4.7 miles)
  • Corpus Christi Church (5.6 miles)
  • Foothills Christian Church (6.2 miles)

Physicians

  • Fereshteh Jahanpanah Medical Clinic (5.1 miles)
  • Dr Dominguez And Dr Ancona-Young Office (5.7 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente Vandever Medical Offices (6 miles)
  • NBHC Eastlake (6.4 miles)
  • Elahe Toulouie, MD (7 miles)
  • Pushpanjalie Wijeratne, MD (7.2 miles)
  • Sharp Rees-Stealy Otay Ranch (8 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC Mission Valley 2 (8.1 miles)

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