Village Square Healthcare Center
San Marcos, California · CCN 555754
78 surveys since 2011, 5 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 175
- Surveys
- 78
- Harm or worse
- 5
- Immediate jeopardy
- 1
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 118
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- MARINER HEALTH CARE
- County
- San Diego
- Medicare-certified since
- 1999
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 4
- Health inspection
- 4
- Staffing
- 3
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded fewer weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 110 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in California.
Last survey on record
Mar 19, 2026
235 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 4.10 | 4.16 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.38 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 37.6% | 37.6% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D3481.0% | E716.7% | F12.4% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F5503×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F6843×
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F7553×
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F8123×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F8803×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Village Square Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812May 15, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure dietary staff covered their facial hair during meal preparation, cold food items were held on the tray line at temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit (F) or below, expired food items were discarded, and items in the walk-in freezer were stored in a manner to prevent freezer burn. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings included: 1. A facility policy titled, Personal Hygiene dated 2018, indicated, 6. Beards and or mustaches should be covered during meal preparation and service. During an observation on 05/12/2025 at 8:55 AM, [NAME] #3 prepared fish with his facial hair uncovered. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Jan 12, 2022
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to protect 95 of 95 residents from the spread of COVID-19 infection when: 1. The staff and visitors who entered the facility did not wear and follow the Transmission Based Precaution's (TBP) required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the yellow zone (an area where residents who were exposed and who were showing symptoms were placed) that included N95 (respirator) masks and face shields consistently. In addition, staff and visitors did not wear the TBP's required PPE for droplet and contact isolation when inside the resident's room (room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER]). 2. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF867Mar 4, 2021
Based on interview and review of facility documentation, the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee failed to identify quality deficiencies related to the facility's Infection Control program and take corrective action to assure that pneumonia vaccinations were offered and provided in accordance with recognized national standards. This failure had the potential to affect all 86 residents who currently live in the facility (please refer to F883). Findings: On 3/3/21 at 2:40 P.M., a concurrent interview and document review was conducted with the facility's Director of Nursing (DON). The DON presented a document titled Pneumonia dated 4/00. The DON stated the document was the facility's current pneumonia vaccine policy. Under section Procedure the policy indicated, 2. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF883Mar 4, 2021
Based on interview, record review, facility policy review, and review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, the facility failed to offer 25 of 25 residents reviewed for pneumonia vaccinations (Resident (R) R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R 18.R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25 and R26) and/or their representatives, the opportunity for the resident to be vaccinated in accordance with nationally recognized standards. The facility failed to offer residents the opportunity to be vaccinated with PCV13 (type of pneumococcal vaccine) in accordance with CDC guidelines. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF755Feb 5, 2026
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents' controlled medications (medications that can cause physical and mental dependence and are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration) were secured in the facility's medication carts. Specifically, controlled substances, including Individual Patient's Narcotic Records (IPNR), were removed from the cart without the licensed nurses' (LNs) knowledge and were left unaccounted for 10 of 10 residents (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). This had the potential for affected residents' medication to not being available in the event they were needed. There were no missed doses for the affected residents.Findings:On 12/12/25, the Department received a facility report incident related to pharmaceutical services. […]
Read 25 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 25 of 175 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Aug 7, 2026Complaint2 findings
- Mar 19, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Feb 5, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Jun 26, 2025Complaint1 finding
- May 15, 2025Standard3 findings
- Mar 4, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Feb 28, 2025Complaint3 findings
- Feb 27, 2025Complaint1 finding
Show the 70 earlier surveys
- Sep 30, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Mar 12, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Nov 3, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Jun 27, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Jul 29, 2022Standard11 findings
- Jul 21, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Jul 14, 2022Complaint1 finding
- May 12, 2022Complaint1 finding
- May 11, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Apr 18, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Jan 12, 2022Infection control1 finding
- Nov 2, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Sep 21, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Sep 15, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Aug 25, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Aug 17, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Jun 3, 2021Complaint1 finding
- May 21, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Apr 2, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Mar 10, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Mar 4, 2021Infection control3 findings
- Feb 17, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Sep 21, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Aug 20, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Aug 11, 2020Complaint2 findings
- Apr 2, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Oct 30, 2019Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 10, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Jul 24, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Jul 16, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Jun 25, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Jun 3, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Apr 12, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Mar 13, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Feb 14, 2019Standard17 findings
- Feb 13, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Feb 8, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Feb 7, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Oct 8, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Sep 6, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Jul 25, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Mar 6, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Mar 1, 2018Standard15 findings
- Feb 15, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Jan 17, 2018Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 16, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Jan 11, 2018Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 13, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Dec 12, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Nov 1, 2017Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Aug 14, 2017Complaint3 findings
- Aug 7, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Aug 2, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Nov 17, 2016Standard8 findings
- Nov 8, 2016Complaint3 findings
- Oct 27, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Nov 18, 2015Standard3 findings
- Oct 13, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Jan 8, 2015Standard7 findings
- May 5, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Feb 26, 2014Complaint2 findings
- Jan 9, 2014—7 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 30, 2013—5 findings
- Jan 22, 2013—1 finding
- Nov 20, 2012—1 finding
- Aug 16, 2012—1 finding
- Apr 4, 2012—2 findings
- Mar 8, 2012—2 findings
- Jul 11, 2011—1 finding
- Feb 16, 2011—7 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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