DIAMOND CARE RCFE

1784 FOOTHILL VIEW PL, Escondido CA 92026

Facility 374604492 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Mar 2, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
MELTON, MARK ALLAN
Administrator
MELTON, MARK ALLAN
Contact
MELTON, MARK ALLAN
License first date
Feb 2, 2022
License effective date
Feb 2, 2022
District office
RIVERSIDE ASC · (951) 248-2222
Regional office
18
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY, 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

Summary

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

Most recent inspection
Mar 2, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Feb 14, 2024

2 later reports, from Feb 24, 2025 through Mar 2, 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 444 San Diego County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 5 reports for this facility: 4 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.

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

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

Official inspections
4

About the same as most this size

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
3

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
3

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

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.

Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87309(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [5] out of [5] [(objects) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/23/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator that all hazardous chemicals are locked in the storage area in the garage by reminding and monitoring staff, and by review the regulations regarding storage of hazard. Administrator will send documentation to Department confirming items were removed, regulations were reviewed, additional training will be conducted.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Licensing and administrationType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.618(c)(3)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

(c)The facility shall employ, and the administrator shall schedule, a sufficient number of staff members to do all of the following: (3) Ensure that at least one staff member who has cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid training is on duty and on the premises at all times. This paragraph shall not be construed to require staff to provide CPR. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [(3)out of (3) (persons)] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/23/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator and staff will renew their CPR/1st Aid certification and send proof of renewal to the epartmen.t

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Medical and dental careType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87465(d)(3)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(d) If the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for a prescription or nonprescription PRN medication, and is unable to communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee, shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration, provided all of the following requirements are met: (3) The date and time the PRN medication was taken, the dosage taken, and the resident's response shall be documented and maintained in the resident's facility record. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [3] out of [3] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/23/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator will conduct a refresher training on recording of PRN medications, will create a PRN log, will submit a copy of PRN log to the Department.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
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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