VMB ULTIMATE CARE

344 E 27TH ST, National City CA 91950

Facility 374601936 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Sep 18, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
BUCATCAT, VIRGIL P.
Administrator
MARTCELA MARCELO
Contact
MARTCELA MARCELO
License first date
Jun 24, 2004
License effective date
Jun 24, 2004
District office
SAN DIEGO RO · (619) 767-2300
Regional office
08
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

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

Most recent inspection
Sep 18, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Sep 18, 2025

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 8 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

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

2 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

3 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
6

Well above the typical 1

3 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
1

Most this size 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
Licensing and administrationType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87207
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87207 No licensee, officer or employee of a licensee shall make or disseminate any false or misleading statement regarding the facility or any of the services provided by the facility. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 stated that only 2 of 6 residents were receiving hospice services, when it was actually 6 of 6 residents. This poses a potential person rights risk to 5 of 5 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

House Manager will submit a written letter to the Department stating that S1 will be truthful when interacting with representatives from the Department and the LIC9098 Self Certification of Deficiencies Cleared to the Department by POC due date of 9/25/2025. LPA provided House Manager with LIC9098 Self Certification of Deficiencies Cleared.

Deadline recorded: Sep 25, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Sep 18, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 25, 2025
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87407(k)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87407 (k) Whenever a certified administrator assumes… responsibility for administering a residential care facility for the elderly, he or she shall provide written notice, within thirty (30) days, to: (1) The local licensing office… This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a written notice of S2 acting at the facility’s administrator was not submitted to the Department. This poses a potential safety risk to 5 of 5 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

House Manager will submit the LIC308, copy of S2's Administrator Certificate, and a written request to change the Administrator to S2 to the Department by POC due date of 9/25/2025. LPA provided House Manager with LIC308 and Change of Administrator Checklist.

Deadline recorded: Sep 25, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 25, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87632(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87632 (a) In order accept or retain terminally ill residents… the licensee shall have obtained a facility hospice care waiver from the Department… This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility was caring for 6 hospice residents without requesting an hospice waiver for 6 residents. This posed a potential health risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

House Manager submitted a hospice waiver request for 6 residents after 7/23/2025, which the Department has received and is currently reviewing. DEFICIENCY CLEARED

Deadline recorded: Sep 18, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Sep 18, 2025
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 18, 2025
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Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87355 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review… shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department… This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that T1 and T2 were residing and/or present at the facility without a valid fingerprint clearance. This poses an immediate safety risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 06/18/2025 Plan of Correction LPA observed T1 and T2 leave the facility during the visit. Manager will be giving T1 a written 30-day eviction notice and will come up with an agreement with T1 to ensure that T1 does not return to the facility without being fingerprint cleared and associated during the 30-day notice period. Manager stated that she will send a copy of the eviction notice to the Department by POC due date of 6/18/2025.

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

What the official deficiency says

87465 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 place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of the centrally stored medication. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that resident medications are stored in an unsecured cabinet and refrigerator located in the facility kitchen. This poses a potential safety risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/17/2025 Plan of Correction Manager stated that she will lock the medication cabinet and will obtain a locked container to safely store medication in the fridge. Manager will reach out to the pharmacy to train all staff on proper medication storage and provide proof of training to the Department by POC due date of 7/17/2025.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87458(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87458 Medical Assessment (a) Prior to a person's acceptance as a resident, the licensee shall obtain documentation of a medical assessment, signed by a licensed medical professional acting within the scope of their practice and made within the last year, to be kept in the resident's record. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the medical assessments for R1, R2, and R3 were incomplete. This poses a potential health risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 07/17/2025 Plan of Correction Manager will reach out to residents' families for them to obtain completed medical assessments. Manager will provide LPA with written notice that the medical assessments for R1, R2 and R3 are complete and stored in the residents' files by POC due date of 7/17/2025.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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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