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This long-term care facility is a 149-certified bed "for-profit" home providing services and cares to residents of Poway and San Diego County, California. The Medicare and Medicaid-participating center is located at:
12696 Monte Vista Road
Poway, California 92064
(858) 487-6242
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In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, Boulder Creek Post Acute Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused attention includes short-term and long term care.
California and federal nursing home regulatory agencies have the legal authority to impose monetary fines and deny payment for Medicare services for any nursing facility cited for serious violations of regulations and rules.
This nursing facility received seven complaints and self-reported seven serious issues over the last three years that resulted in violation citations. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the comprehensive California Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services Website.
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Your family can visit Medicare.gov and the California Department of Public Health website to obtain a complete list of all violations, citations, and deficiencies identified by investigators and surveyors.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of one out of five stars, including one out of five stars concerning health inspections, three out of five stars for staffing issues, and four out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined the nursing home "failed to implement their policy related to abuse reporting for [one resident]. This failure had the potential to place the resident at risk for further abuse when an allegation of abuse was not reported immediately to the Abuse Coordinator, and the police were not notified.” Additionally, “reference checks were not completed for one employee [before] being hired.”
The resident was interviewed in his room on August 30, 2018, “sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a hospital gown, brief, and no shoes.” The resident stated that “two years ago, a couple of guys grabbed my balls.” The resident then said, “No, three guys hit my chest and my balls during a shower.” However, the resident “was unable to identify the persons involved.”
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) stated that the resident “was agitated, but stated he wanted a shower. We put him in a shower chair and then lifted him into bed after. He accused us of beating him up.” A second CNA stated the resident “wanted a shower; so, we did [shower him], and then put him to bed. He accused us of rough handling.”
Both the CNAs “reported the accusation to a Licensed Nurse.” That nurse stated that “she did not report the incident [saying], ‘I forgot to tell (anyone) until the next shift.’” The Director of Nursing stated that the licensed nurse “should have reported the potential abuse right away. The police were not notified either and should have been.”
The facility “failed to answer a call light request for [one resident] with falls, who required walking assistance to the bathroom.” The nursing home also failed to investigate “the cause of the residents’ falls, they did not initiate any fall safety precautions, and did not implement resident-specific interventions for [three residents] with falls.”
As a result, one resident walked their self to the “bathroom, fell, and fractured her wrist.” The resident “suffered pain and became more dependent on staff for activities of daily living.” Three other residents “were at an increased risk for additional falls.”
Do you suspect that your loved one is the victim of injury, harm, or mistreatment while living at Boulder Creek Post Acute Nursing Center? Contact the California nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent San Diego County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Poway.
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Sources:
Attorney Anthony Lanzone
Licensed in California
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Attorney Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home