MORNING STAR R.C.F.E.

32175 CATHEDRAL CANYON DRIVE, Cathedral City CA 92234

Facility 336424655 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

12 bedsLatest official report May 4, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
CROWN HEALTH INC.
Administrator
JONAS C. ACUNA
Contact
JONAS C. ACUNA
License first date
May 18, 2012
License effective date
May 18, 2012
District office
RIVERSIDE ASC · (951) 248-2222
Regional office
18
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
May 4, 2026
Most recent deficiency
May 17, 2024

3 later reports, from May 30, 2025 through May 4, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.

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 18 Riverside County facilities licensed for 7 to 15 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 9 reports for this facility: 7 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 0 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.

1 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections
7

More than the typical 6

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
3

About the same as most this size

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
0

Fewer than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
3

More than the typical 2

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
1

About the same as most this size

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

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.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Incident reportingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87211(a)(1)(A)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

Reporting Requirements: (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as... (1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence...(A) Death of any resident from any cause regardless of where the death occurred...This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on the LPA’s record reviews and interview with the Assistant Administrator, Marilyn Ponteres, it was determined that the Assistant Administrator failed to report the death of R1 on 04/22/2024 until 05/06/2024, to CCL the death within 7days. This poses a health and safety risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

The Assistant Administrator, Marilyn Ponteres has agreed to submit to the LPA a document that she has read the regulation and training that will be provided to the staff, POC is due by 05/24/2024.

Deadline recorded: May 24, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 24, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Incident reportingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87211(a)(1)(D)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Reporting Requirements: (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in (A) through (D) below. This report shall include the resident's name, age, sex and date of admission; date and nature of event; attending physician's name, findings, and treatment, if any; and disposition of the case. (D) Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident, such as psychological abuse of a resident by staff or other residents, or unexplained absence of any resident. This requirement was not being met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's interview, and record review, it was determined that R1 fell on 1/19/2023, and R2 fell on 1/20/2023. Both incidents were not reported to CCL per Title 22. This poses a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee agrees to submit a Unusual Incident Report (UIR) to CCL involving the fall of R1 on 1/19/23 and R2 on 1/20/23. Licensee further agrees to conduct in-service training regarding reporting requirements and submit training to LPA by POC date along with the UIR for R1.

Deadline recorded: Feb 3, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 3, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(b)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Maintenance and Operation: A comfortable temperature for residents shall be maintained at all times. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Based on interviews the Licensee did not ensure a comfortable temperature was maintained. Interviews revealed the air conditioning unit was not operable, as a result, the temperature in the home has been uncomfortable for residents in care. This posed a potential threat to the health and safety of the residents in care.

Official plan of correction

The LPA observed the air conditioning unit to be working in bedroom #7 on 05/10/22. POC cleared.

Deadline recorded: May 10, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before May 10, 2022
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 10, 2022
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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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