La Jolla Post-Acute
La Jolla Post-Acute, in LA JOLLA, California, holds 161 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-09-30, averaging 141.6 residents a day.
Has La Jolla Post-Acute been cited for violations?
CMS lists 43 health-inspection deficiencies for La Jolla Post-Acute since 2019-08-09, 15 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-04-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | F0814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | F |
| 2025-04-24 | F0638 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | E |
| 2025-04-24 | F0636, F0641, F0645, F0755, F0761 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. | D |
| 2025-03-03 | F0578 | 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. | D |
| 2024-04-17 | F0761 | 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. | E |
| 2024-04-17 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2024-04-15 | F0684, F0726 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D |
| 2024-01-10 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-10-06 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
| 2023-10-06 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2022-04-08 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-04-08 | F0573, F0583, F0656, F0658, F0684, F0685, F0689, F0695, F0732, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0803, F0806, F0812, F0842 | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / 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. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2019-08-09 | F0698, F0880 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2019-08-09 | F0554, F0656, F0657, F0692, F0694, F0759, F0761, F0812, F0849 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D |
How is La Jolla Post-Acute staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.90608 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.3 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 141.6 | 87.9 |
Who owns La Jolla Post-Acute, and what chain is it in?
La Jolla Post-Acute is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name COVENANT CARE LA JOLLA, LLC and belongs to the COVENANT CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | COVENANT CARE CALIFORNIA, LLC | since 07/17/2008 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CENTRE CAPITAL INVESTORS V, LP, CENTRE COVENANT PURCHASER (B), LLC, CENTRE COVENANT PURCHASER (Q), LLC, CENTRE COVENANT PURCHASER (S), LLC, CENTRE V SECONDARY FUND, L.P., COVENANT CARE, LLC, COVENANT HOLDCO, LLC, COVENANT SUBCO, LLC, STATE TREASURER OF MICH CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPL RTMNT SYSTEMS, STOCKWELL FUND II LP, EVANS, MARY, LEVIN, ROBERT, SIMS, CHRISTINE, TOROK, ANDREW | since 07/17/2008 |
| 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST | since 02/20/2014 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ASHLEY, DAVA, CARNEY, KEVIN, EVANS, MARY, HASSELL, LANCE, LEVIN, ROBERT, SIMS, CHRISTINE, TOROK, ANDREW | since 05/17/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ASHLEY, DAVA, EVANS, MARY, HASSELL, LANCE, LEVIN, ROBERT, SIMS, CHRISTINE, SPARKS, CAROL | since 03/26/2018 |