UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER
UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER, in SAN DIEGO, California, holds 87 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-10, averaging 79.5 residents a day.
Has UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 42 health-inspection deficiencies for UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER since 2019-08-23, 21 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 2025-08-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2025-05-07 | F0812, F0842, F0880 | 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-05-07 | F0658, F0686, F0693 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. | D |
| 2025-05-07 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2025-01-28 | F0656, F0755 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2024-11-13 | F0726, F0880 | 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-07-01 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2024-06-19 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2024-03-19 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| 2023-12-04 | F0656, F0697 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2023-10-25 | F0656, F0695 | 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. | D |
| 2023-09-11 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2023-08-10 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-02-17 | F0656, F0755, F0812, F0867 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2023-02-17 | F0622, F0623, F0657, F0661, F0679, F0685, F0695, F0757, F0758, F0761, F0841, F0842, F0880 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. / 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 |
| 2023-02-17 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2019-08-23 | F0550, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2019-08-23 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
How is UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.04277 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 36.4 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 79.5 | 87.9 |
Who owns UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BIRCH HOLDINGS LLC and belongs to the PACS GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | AFSHAR, POUYA | since 11/30/2023 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | DAY, MATTHEW | since 06/24/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | APT, FREDERICK, HANCOCK, MARK, JERGENSEN, JOSHUA, MITCHELL, JOHN | since 01/01/2024 |
Were you or a family member harmed at UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER?