La Mesa Healthcare Center is a 94-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility on Massachusetts Avenue in La Mesa's 91941 ZIP, holding the top-tier overall quality designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The facility's in-house rehabilitation team delivers physical, occupational, and speech therapy in a dedicated gym, complementing the post-acute continuum alongside nearby providers like Grossmont Post Acute Care on Center Drive. Short-term rehabilitation programs target post-surgical recovery, stroke rehabilitation, and orthopedic conditioning, while long-term care includes wound management, pain protocols, and individualized physician-directed nursing plans. Medicare participation dates to April 1970, and U.S. News & World Report assigned High Performing designations for both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Discharge planning coordinates step-down services with home health agencies across La Mesa, including Senior Helpers for in-home transitional support. Highest-acuity services include complex wound VAC therapy, IV antibiotic administration, and post-cerebrovascular accident dysphagia management using modified barium swallow studies.