Retirement communities, continuing care · California
La Vida Real
El Cajon, CA · ~185 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 27
- Fatalities
The verdict
La Vida Real runs at 406% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Retirement communities, continuing care workplace, earning a grade F.
La Vida Real: 15.4 TCR = 406% of Retirement communities, continuing care BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
La Vida Real safety composite
La Vida Real scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 17% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
11/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 27
Safer than 0% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−3.3
2017→2024
La Vida Real injury rate improved
La Vida Real's TCR fell 3.3 from 13.4 in 2017 to 10.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 28.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.4 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=28.2 · 2021=19.6 · 2022=25.3 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=10.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623311 · El Cajon, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 406% of ind
- DART 9.4 DART
- RANK #180/216
- PHOTO Lake Ridge Care Center
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~185 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lake Ridge Care Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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La Vida Real in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
La Vida Real
15.4 TCR
- Lake Ridge Car
Lake Ridge Care Center
15.4 TCR
- Independent Li
Independent Living
15.4 TCR
- Skyline Place
Skyline Place
15.4 TCR
- Bickford of Au
Bickford of Aurora
15.4 TCR
What this shows La Vida Real averages 15.4 TCR (406% of the Retirement communities, continuing care BLS benchmark).
La Vida Real TCR series: 2017=13.4 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=28.2 · 2021=19.6 · 2022=25.3 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=10.2 · BLS 3.8
Where La Vida Real falls in its industry
4,127 Retirement communities, contin establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #180 safest of 216 Retirement communities, contin employers in California.
La Vida Real has more employees than the Retirement communities, continuing care median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.9. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25.3 | 5.2 | 6 | 28 | 27 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623311 · CA · El Cajon
4,127 Retirement communities, continuing care employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in El Cajon, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Lake Ridge Care Center | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Independent Living | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Skyline Place | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bickford of Aurora | 15.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Chiala Farms, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSJ Harvesting, LLC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VLC FARM LABOR, INC | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN REGION : SDU | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 370 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics | 1,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mt. Pleasant Tannery | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Food For Thought Corporate Office | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kre-Bsl Husky Trumbull Operation LLC | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ward Trucking LLC-Buffalo | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Livingston La | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheeling-Nippon Steel | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TPI Bayamon Sala RF y Menores | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Fairview Heights | 185 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.