LEMON GROVE TERRACE

8554 CALLE NORTE, Lemon Grove CA 91945

Facility 374600289 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Mar 4, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
MENESES, CELIA A.
Administrator
CELIA A. MENESES
Contact
CELIA A. MENESES
License first date
Mar 19, 1996
License effective date
Mar 19, 1996
District office
SAN DIEGO RO · (619) 767-2300
Regional office
08
Clients served
985 - RCFE / HOSPICE

Summary

The available records show 6 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Mar 4, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Mar 4, 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 444 San Diego County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 9 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 3 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 6 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
6

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
8

Well above the typical 1

4 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
6

Most this size have none

4 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
2

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
2

Most this size have none

1 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
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87303(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(2) Faucets used by residents for personal care such as shaving and grooming shall deliver hot water. Hot water temperature controls shall be maintained to automatically regulate the temperature of hot water used by residents to attain a temperature of not less than 105 degree F (41 degrees C) and not more than 120 degree F (49 degrees C). 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 6 of 6 residents in care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/05/2026 Plan of Correction Licness turned down water heater while LPA was at facility and licensee was unable to reach water temp reading within range for both bathroom by the time. LIcensee will continue to adjust temprature and corrrect by POC.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Medication handling and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(h)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (2) Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of the centrally stored medication. 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 6 of 6 residents which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/05/2026 Plan of Correction LIcensee immediated gathered all medication and locked them in the hall closet medication room. Licensee agreed to outside vendor training by a licensed medical profesional regarding medication storage and administration by 4/4/2026. Licensee agreed to make arrangement for taining by 3/5/2026 and submit to LPA by email by POC date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations2 substantiated · 4 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited

Medical and dental careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(a)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility. The plan shall encourage routine medical...care appropriate to the conditions and needs of residents. This was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, Licensee’s neglect and failure to seek immediate care for R1 resulted in UTI which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Staff will provide proof of scheduled incidental medical care training with all staff within 24 hours to LPA via email. Training will be completed and submitted to LPA with sign-in sheet and training topic clearly noted via email by 03/13/2026

Deadline recorded: Feb 24, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 24, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
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Basic services and supervisionType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87466
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

The licensee shall ensure that residents are regularly observed for changes in physical, mental...and brought to the attention of the resident's physician and the resident's responsible person, if any. This was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, Licensee failed to seek medical services for R1 when R1 had a clogged catheter and when R1s change of condition was observed which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Staff will provide proof of scheduled change of condition training with all staff within 24 hours to LPA via email. Training will be completed and submitted to LPA with sign-in sheet and training topic clearly noted via email by 03/13//2026.

Deadline recorded: Feb 24, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 24, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Dementia careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87705(f)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) Licensees that lock exterior doors or perimeter fence gates shall meet the following initial and continuing requirements: (2) The licensee shall ensure that the fire clearance includes approval of locked exterior doors or perimeter fence gates and that facility staff on all shifts have access to, and know how to use, equipment needed to unlock exterior doors or perimeter fence gates. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement .Based on LPA's observation of (1) one doorway exit and (2) side gates, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three (3) of (3) exits which poses an immediate health risk, safety risk to 5 out 5 persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/27/2025 Plan of Correction LPA requested that Administrator Palad lower the hot water heater and the hot water was later measured at 113.9 and 116.2 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed a front door lock, which utilized a keypad reversed so the keypad is used to exit the facility. The secured LPA requested the key pad and deadbolt be removed and replaced to reflect Tittle 22 regulations for exiting a facility. LPA also had licensee staff remove pad locks from outside gates.

Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Mar 26, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
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Not classified in the sourceType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
97303(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(2) Faucets used by residents for personal care such as shaving and grooming shall deliver hot water. Hot water temperature controls shall be maintained to automatically regulate the temperature of hot water used by residents to attain a temperature of not less than 105 degree F (41 degree C) and not more than 120 degree F (49 degree C). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations of (2) two of (3) bathrooms facuets tempratures the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 of 5 persons in care which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/27/2025 Plan of Correction LPA requested that Licensee lower the hot water heater and the hot water was later measured at 113.9 and 116.2 degrees Fahrenheit.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations2 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited · investigated over 2 visits

Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87224(c)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87224 Eviction Procedures (c) The licensee shall, in addition to either serving the required thirty (30) days…on the resident, notify or mail a copy of the notice to quit to the resident's responsible person… this requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record reviews, the Licensee did not serve R1 or the RP with an eviction notice. This posed a potential personal rights risk to 1 of 5 of residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee will be providing LPA a copy via email of the certificate of completion for eviction training by POC due date, 9/22/2022.

Deadline recorded: Sep 22, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 22, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Health conditions and treatmentsType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87625(b)(3)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87625 Managed Incontinence (b)… the licensee shall be responsible for the following: (3) Ensuring that incontinent residents are kept clean and dry and that the facility remains free of odors from incontinence. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, the Licensee did not assist incontinent residents to ensure care. This posed a potential health risk to 3 of 5 of residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee will provide LPA a copy via email of the certificate of completion for incontinence care by POC due date, 9/22/2022.

Deadline recorded: Sep 22, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 22, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Part of the complaint whose outcome is recorded on Sep 1, 2022 · Control 08-AS-20201211142913

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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