PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01, PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER is a 74-bed nursing home in ESCONDIDO, California, averaging 70.4 residents a day.
Has PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 51 health-inspection deficiencies for PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER since 2023-05-18, 38 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | F0627 | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | E |
| 2025-09-12 | F0584, F0605, F0658, F0803, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-09-12 | F0552, F0558, F0561, F0578, F0641, F0644, F0645, F0656, F0679, F0693, F0700, F0755, F0761, F0814, F0842, F0880 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / 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. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-01-21 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-08-29 | F0656, F0658, F0686 | 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 pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2024-07-01 | F0727, F0812 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-07-01 | F0557, F0645, F0656, F0695, F0698, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-04-03 | F0554 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D |
| 2024-03-28 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D |
| 2023-12-08 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| 2023-10-02 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-05-18 | F0755, F0761, F0812, F0880 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-05-18 | F0550, F0636, F0645, F0655, F0656, F0684, F0686, F0698, F0849 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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 PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.52298 | 4.51570 |
| Average number of residents per day | 70.4 | 87.9 |
Who owns PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name WEST ESCONDIDO HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | since 01/30/2006 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | ALKEMA, SHAUN, MALLO, RICHARD | since 02/16/2016 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, KEETCH, CHAD, WILLITS, ADAM | since 02/01/2017 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ALKEMA, SHAUN, BURNAM, SOON, MALLO, RICHARD | since 02/01/2017 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 07/15/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | CARETRUST GP LLC, CARETRUST REIT INC, CTR PARTNERSHIP LP, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, FIG STREET HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, ALKEMA, SHAUN, MALLO, RICHARD | since 02/16/2016 |
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