Poway Gardens Senior Living - The Palms
State licensed12708 Monte Vista Road, Poway, CA 92064
Assisted Living
Assisted livingResidential care for the elderly (RCFE)24-hour personal care
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Boulder Creek Post Acute
Poway, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Boulder Creek Post Acute
Boulder Creek Post Acute brings compassionate skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Poway, California. Our team focuses on personalized recovery plans that help patients regain independence and return home whenever possible.
Community at a glance
Capacity
149 residents
Location
Poway, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
12696 MONTE VISTA ROAD, Poway, California 92064
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 14, 2025, state inspectors cited 14 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Boulder Creek Post Acute in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 50 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 31 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 26%Below the California average |
Inspections
18 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 14, 2025 · Standard inspection · 14 citations
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalCorrected Mar 14, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 14, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 14, 2025Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 14, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 14, 2025Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 14, 2025Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 14, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Mar 14, 2025Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Mar 14, 2025Notify 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 14, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 14, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 14, 2025Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 14, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 14, 2025
January 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 27, 2025
July 9, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 12, 2024Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 12, 2024
December 14, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 21, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Pomerado Operations LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 142
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- July 26, 1985
- Part of a chain
- Madison Creek Partners, 13 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 555206
Location
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12696 MONTE VISTA ROADPoway, CA 92064
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Questions about Boulder Creek Post Acute
How did Boulder Creek Post Acute do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 14, 2025 and cited 14 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Boulder Creek Post Acute?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident per day, including 31 minutes from registered nurses. 26% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Boulder Creek Post Acute been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Boulder Creek Post Acute in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.