Inspection History Overview

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Detailed Inspection Reports

Notice: These are official CMS inspection narratives containing detailed regulatory findings. This information is not available in searchable format anywhere else online.

September 9, 2025 Complaint Investigation

August 19, 2025 Complaint Investigation

Fines and Penalties by Year

2021 2 penalties totaling $1,630

$975
Aug 9, 2021

Fine

$655
Jul 26, 2021

Fine

2020 1 penalties totaling $93,525

$93,525
Jan 23, 2020

Fine

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Health Violations by Year

2025 8 violations

Tag 0550 D May 15, 2025

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0641 D May 15, 2025

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0656 D May 15, 2025

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0684 D May 15, 2025

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0687 D May 15, 2025

Provide appropriate foot care.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0803 E May 15, 2025

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.

✓ Corrected: Jun 15, 2025
Tag 0655 D Mar 20, 2025

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

✓ Corrected: Apr 4, 2025
Tag 0740 G Mar 20, 2025

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

✓ Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

2024 5 violations

Tag 0600 D Aug 5, 2024

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

✓ Corrected: Aug 30, 2024
Tag 0580 D Jun 27, 2024

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

✓ Corrected: Jul 26, 2024
Tag 0684 D Jun 27, 2024

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Jul 26, 2024
Tag 0842 D Jun 27, 2024

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Jul 26, 2024
Tag 0842 D Jun 4, 2024

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Jul 3, 2024

2023 1 violations

Tag 0656 D Feb 2, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Mar 3, 2023

2022 18 violations

Tag 0576 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0583 D Aug 25, 2022

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0656 D Aug 25, 2022

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0658 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0676 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0677 D Aug 25, 2022

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0688 E Aug 25, 2022

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0755 D Aug 25, 2022

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0756 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0757 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0758 D Aug 25, 2022

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.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0759 D Aug 25, 2022

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0881 D Aug 25, 2022

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

✓ Corrected: Sep 19, 2022
Tag 0604 D Aug 19, 2022

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

✓ Corrected: Sep 14, 2022
Tag 0684 D Aug 2, 2022

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Aug 11, 2022
Tag 0686 D Aug 2, 2022

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Aug 11, 2022
Tag 0656 D Jul 5, 2022

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jul 28, 2022
Tag 0755 D Feb 9, 2022

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Mar 15, 2022

2021 3 violations

Tag 0656 D Sep 14, 2021

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Oct 4, 2021
Tag 0880 F Mar 10, 2021

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Tag 0885 E Mar 10, 2021

Report COVID19 data to residents and families.

2020 8 violations

Tag 0761 D Dec 9, 2020

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.

✓ Corrected: Jan 7, 2021
Tag 0880 E Dec 9, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Jan 7, 2021
Tag 0697 D Jun 23, 2020

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Jul 22, 2020
Tag 0921 D Feb 18, 2020

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2020
Tag 0600 G Jan 23, 2020

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2020
Tag 0622 D Jan 23, 2020

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.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2020
Tag 0838 D Jan 23, 2020

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2020
Tag 0921 D Jan 23, 2020

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: Mar 4, 2020

2019 8 violations

Tag 0689 D May 14, 2019

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

✓ Corrected: Jul 2, 2019
Tag 0697 G May 14, 2019

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Jul 2, 2019
Tag 0558 D Jan 18, 2019

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019
Tag 0641 E Jan 18, 2019

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019
Tag 0755 D Jan 18, 2019

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019
Tag 0808 D Jan 18, 2019

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019
Tag 0849 D Jan 18, 2019

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.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019
Tag 0926 D Jan 18, 2019

Have policies on smoking.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2019

2017 9 violations

Tag 0279 D Nov 20, 2017

Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0309 G Nov 20, 2017

Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0314 D Nov 20, 2017

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0315 D Nov 20, 2017

Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0325 D Nov 20, 2017

Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0366 D Nov 20, 2017

Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0456 D Nov 20, 2017

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0508 D Nov 20, 2017

Give or get x-rays and other tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018
Tag 0520 D Nov 20, 2017

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.

✓ Corrected: Jan 10, 2018

2016 12 violations

Tag 0278 D Aug 18, 2016

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0279 D Aug 18, 2016

Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0280 D Aug 18, 2016

Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0315 D Aug 18, 2016

Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0323 D Aug 18, 2016

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0328 E Aug 18, 2016

Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0329 D Aug 18, 2016

Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0332 D Aug 18, 2016

Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0362 D Aug 18, 2016

Hire sufficient dietary support personnel.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0371 F Aug 18, 2016

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0425 E Aug 18, 2016

Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
Tag 0431 E Aug 18, 2016

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Sep 16, 2016
🏥 Facility Summary

BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER is a 4-star nursing home in SAN DIEGO, CA with 194 beds.

Most recent inspection: Data not available. No current violations on record.

📞 6192915270
📍 3520 FOURTH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA
💵 Accepts Medicare and Medicaid
Data source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Facility information updated daily. Star ratings range from 1 (much below average) to 5 (much above average).

Frequently Asked Questions About BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

What violations has BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER received?
BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER has 0 health and safety violation(s) documented by CMS inspections. All violation data comes from official Medicare inspection reports and is updated regularly from government sources.
What is the quality rating of BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER?
BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER has a 4-star rating out of 5 from CMS. This is an above-average rating, indicating better quality care compared to most nursing homes. The rating is based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures.
When was BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER last inspected?
Inspection reports are documented by state survey agencies and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Reports typically lag 2-3 months behind the actual inspection date. Visit the facility's full profile page for detailed violation information and inspection history.
Is BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER safe?
Safety at BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER should be evaluated based on multiple factors: the facility's CMS rating, recent violation history, and personal visits. We recommend reviewing the complete inspection history, speaking with current residents and families, consulting healthcare professionals, and visiting in person before making placement decisions.
How do I contact BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER?
Phone: 6192915270. Address: 3520 FOURTH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA. For visiting hours and admission information, call the facility directly.
What services does BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER offer?
BALBOA NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER is a skilled nursing facility with 194 beds. The facility accepts Medicare and Medicaid. For specific services like rehabilitation, memory care, or short-term recovery, contact the facility directly.
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