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University Care Center
5602 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
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University Care Center Description
University Care Center is a community that offers nursing care and rehabilitation and is about 2.6 miles outside the town of Lemon Grove, California. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 9 out of 10 making it the 31st highest rated community in the city out of 75 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 5 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Nursing Home
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Positive Reviews:
- Many reviewers praise the facility for its exceptional care, highlighting the dedication and professionalism of the staff, including social workers, nurses, and physical therapists.
- Several reviews commend the facility for its cleanliness, upgraded facilities, and the quality of both the food and rehabilitation services provided.
- Personal stories of recovery and gratitude are shared, with specific staff members being mentioned for their outstanding contributions to patient care and support.
- The facility is recommended for its welcoming atmosphere, effective therapy services, and the overall positive impact on patients' recovery and well-being.
- Employees express pride in their workplace, emphasizing a culture of compassion, hard work, and patient-first values.
Negative Reviews:
- One review strongly advises against the facility, citing concerns over cleanliness, outdated facilities, and inadequate nursing care.
- Another review shares a distressing experience where a family member's health was allegedly neglected, leading to severe consequences.
- Some inconsistencies in care and service quality are mentioned, including variable response times to calls for assistance and dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the food provided.
Overall:
The majority of reviews for the facility are overwhelmingly positive, with many families and patients expressing their gratitude for the high level of care and support received. While there are a few negative experiences noted, the positive feedback highlights a strong sense of community, excellent staff performance, and a commitment to patient care and recovery.
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Health
Community Amenities
Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 5
Health inspection rating: 4
Staffing rating: 3
Quality measure rating: 5
Long-term quality measure rating:
5
Short-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: Jan. 10, 1967
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 87
Total current residents: 86
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 3
Number of
substantiated complaints: 4
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 0
Total cost of fines: $0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Conduct testing and exercise requirements. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Construction Deficiencies | Use approved construction type or materials. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | E | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have power receptacles that are properly grounded. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. |
| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-20 | E | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | D | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Provide primary/alternate means for communication. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | E | Construction Deficiencies | Use approved construction type or materials. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Provide properly protected cooking facilities. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | E | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. |
| 2019-09-19 | 2019-10-08 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | C | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Address subsistence needs for staff and patients. |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | D | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | D | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-22 | 2023-07-19 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2023-02-22 | 2023-03-14 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 2023-03-09 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | E | Administration Deficiencies | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | B | Environmental Deficiencies | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| 2023-02-17 | 2023-03-16 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2021-12-16 | 2022-01-26 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2019-08-23 | 2019-09-12 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2019-08-23 | 2019-09-12 | D | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2019-08-23 | 2019-09-12 | B | Environmental Deficiencies | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. |
| 2021-04-07 | 2021-05-04 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. |
| 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2018-08-09 | 2018-09-14 | D | Administration Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2018-08-09 | nan | B | Environmental Deficiencies | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Lemon Grove which is 2.6 miles away and has a population of 26,709 (mid sized town).
- The average income is $39,766, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 78
- Low Temperature: 61
- Average Temperature: 69.4
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 64 days of rain and 300 days of sun
- Precipitation: 0.5 inches a year
- The median age is 34.5 years old, average compared to other cities.
- 6.63% of the population are Veterans which is a high percentage of Veterans compared to other cities.
- 26.8% of the population are Foreign-born which is a high percentage of Foreign-born compared to other cities.
- The population is 0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 15% Asian, 6% Black or African-American, 24% Hispanic or Latino, and 53% White.
- The crime rate is 4.17 per 100 people which is average compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 0.98 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 2.42 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 0.38 incidents per 100 people
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 80.76 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 156.0, Moderate Days 120.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 6.0, Unhealthy Days 1.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
Food 4 Less Supermarket
0.4 miles awayGrocery Outlet
0.6 miles awayMinute Mart
0.9 miles awayVons 2352
1.0 miles awaySmart & Final
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Banks
Citibank
0.9 miles awayUnion Bank
0.9 miles awayWells Fargo
1.2 miles awayBank of America
1.9 miles awayChase
2.3 miles awayHospitals
Crestwood Behavioral Health San Diego
0.1 miles awayAlvarado Hospital
2.1 miles awayAlvarado Parkway Institute Behavioral Health System
2.5 miles awayKaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center
3.0 miles awayKindred Hospital - San Diego
4.1 miles awayPharmacies
CVS Pharmacy
1.2 miles awayWalmart Pharmacy
1.3 miles awayCVS
1.5 miles awayRite Aid Pharmacy
1.8 miles awayWalgreens
1.9 miles awayDentists
Palm Dental Group
2.7 miles awayWestern Dental & Orthodonics
3.2 miles awayRio Vista Family Dentistry
4.5 miles awayDental Arts of Spring Valley
4.7 miles awayBranch Health Clinic Dental NBSD
5.2 miles awayParks
Colina del Sol Park
0.3 miles awayChollas Park
0.6 miles awayBlessed Sacrament Field
0.8 miles awayOak Park
1.2 miles awayClay Park
1.2 miles awayPlaces of Worship
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala
3.0 miles awayShopping
Grossmont Center North
3.9 miles awayTrolley Town Center
4.1 miles away8800 Grossmont Blvd
4.2 miles awayWestfield Plaza Bonita
6.2 miles awayHawthorne Crossings
6.4 miles awayCulture
SDSU Open Air Theater
1.8 miles awayKassab Family Community Theater
2.1 miles awayAmphitheater
2.6 miles awayLa Mesa Memorial Fine Arts Center
3.2 miles awayThe Observatory North Park
3.3 miles awayRestaurants
IHOP
0.2 miles awaySala Thai Restaurant
1.0 miles awayRed Sea
1.1 miles awayCollege Sub Shop
1.1 miles awayWei Wei Asian Express
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