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The Villas at Poway

Nursing home in Poway, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
15615 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064
Phone
(858) 613-4545
Listed under
Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
555301
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
129
Average residents per day
85
Ownership
Government, hospital district
Legal business name
Palomar Health
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 5, 1988
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 555301. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 22, 2025. CMS lists 40 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 30, 2020 to May 22, 2025): 6 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 22, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Honor 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…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 21, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 40. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 10 fines totalling $57,124 in the last three years.

Oct 21, 2024Fine: $16,790
Dec 26, 2023Fine: $14,113
Nov 13, 2023Fine: $4,196
Nov 6, 2023Fine: $3,846
Oct 30, 2023Fine: $3,496
Oct 23, 2023Fine: $3,147
Oct 17, 2023Fine: $2,797
Oct 10, 2023Fine: $2,447
Oct 2, 2023Fine: $2,098
Sep 11, 2023Fine: $4,194

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
6.90 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
2.33 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.29 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
6.10 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
12%
RN turnover (yearly)
11%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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