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University Care Center, San Diego, CA: 5 star rating, no fines

University Care Center in San Diego, CA is run by Birch Holdings LLC, with no owner listed in the CMS ownership file, is rated 5 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 19 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on August 4, 2025, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

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Address
5602 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
Overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measure rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
87
Residents per day
81 on average
Ownership type
For profit, corporation
Legal business name
Birch Holdings LLC
Chain
Pacs Group, 277 facilities
Fines
$0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
Payment denials
0
Health citations
19, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Latest survey
August 4, 2025
CMS Certification Number
055328
On Care Compare
Medicare Care Compare

Recent health citations

Citations from health inspections, newest first.

Survey dateTagWhat CMS citedScope and severityStatusCorrected onSource
August 4, 2025F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedAugust 29, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F912Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.B: pattern, minimal harm potentialCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
May 7, 2025F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJune 4, 2025data.cms.gov
January 28, 2025F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 22, 2025data.cms.gov
January 28, 2025F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 22, 2025data.cms.gov
November 13, 2024F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedDecember 13, 2024data.cms.gov
November 13, 2024F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedDecember 13, 2024data.cms.gov
July 1, 2024F921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJuly 26, 2024data.cms.gov
June 19, 2024F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJuly 12, 2024data.cms.gov
March 19, 2024F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 18, 2024data.cms.gov
December 4, 2023F697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedDecember 19, 2023data.cms.gov
December 4, 2023F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedDecember 19, 2023data.cms.gov
October 25, 2023F695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedNovember 24, 2023data.cms.gov
October 25, 2023F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedNovember 24, 2023data.cms.gov

Owners and managers

Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 6 individual or personal trusts (2 managers, 4 officers, directors or trustees). Their names are not shown on this page.

Also on SpecStream

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.