Resident rights
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
MERRILL GARDENS AT BRENTWOOD
2600 BALFOUR RD, Brentwood CA 94513
150 bedsLatest official report Jul 16, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (925) 297-6841
- Licensee
- HSVI GP, LLC, MERRILL GARDENS LLC
- Administrator
- SHIELDS, JERYL
- Contact
- SHIELDS, JERYL
- License first date
- May 25, 2022
- License effective date
- May 25, 2022
- District office
- OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
- Regional office
- 15
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 10 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Apr 22, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jul 16, 2026
No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 35 Contra Costa County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 27 reports for this facility: 9 inspections, 16 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 10 Type B deficiencies.
2 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 9
- Recorded deficiencies
- 12
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 10
- Substantiated complaints
- 7
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 7
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
2 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(h)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Incidental Medical and Dental Care (h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (2) Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above; resident's (R1) medication was unlocked and was observed at the bathroom sink countertop, which poses an immediate health and safety risks to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Staff locked the medication in central storage. Administrator agreed to do in-service training for all staff and submit copy of training topic with attendees signatures by 9/26/2022.
Deadline recorded: Sep 20, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 20, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Basic services and supervisionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 80078(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the client's needs. -This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, R1 who live at the memory care department was found at the facility’s parking lot by a resident’s family member, this posed potential health and safety risk to resident in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator agreed to provide staff re-training on staff responsibilities for providing proper care and supervision to clients, proof of training with staff name and signature need to be submitted to CCLD by POC date.
Deadline recorded: Jun 17, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 17, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Incident reportingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87211(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Reporting Requirements. A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency...within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on investigation, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not submitting incident report to CCLD which poses a potential health and safety risk to the residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator agreed to provide staff re-training on reporting requirement, proof of training with staff name and signature need to be submitted to CCLD by POC date.
Deadline recorded: Jun 17, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 17, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Background checksType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87355(e)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall request a transfer of a criminal record clearance from another facility or Trustline. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, S2 was not associated to the facility before starting to work which poses a potential health and safety risk to the residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Cleared and corrected during the visit.
Deadline recorded: Jun 17, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 17, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Source and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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