Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportMERIDIAN AT LAKE SAN MARCOS, THE
1177 SAN MARINO DR BLDG 1 & 2, San Marcos CA 92078
170 bedsLatest official report Mar 27, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (760) 510-7500
- Licensee
- PACIFICA L 24 LLC; SAN MARCOS MGR LLC
- Administrator
- AMY BANAGA
- Contact
- AMY BANAGA
- License first date
- Mar 14, 2014
- License effective date
- Mar 14, 2014
- District office
- RIVERSIDE ASC · (951) 248-2222
- Regional office
- 18
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Mar 27, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Mar 30, 2025
3 later reports, from Oct 21, 2025 through Mar 27, 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 91 San Diego County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 21 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 14 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
- 6
- Recorded deficiencies
- 3
- Type A deficiencies
- 0
- Type B deficiencies
- 3
- Substantiated complaints
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
Fewer than the typical 9
1 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size also have none
0 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 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.
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 · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Records and plan of operationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87506(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87506 Resident Records (a)The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete, and current record is maintained for each resident in the facility or in a central administrative location readily available to facility staff and to licensing agency staff. Based on observation, record review, and interviews S1 had Employee Counseling Report due to discrepancies in Controlled Drug Administration Record and during file review, LPA observed 2 out of 10 were not consist with properly documented records.
Official plan of correction
Adminsitrator will conduct an In-Service for Med Tech and review proper documentation for Medication Administration. Logs for the in-service will be emailed to LPA Gibbs by the POC date.
Deadline recorded: Apr 9, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 9, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded · 1 cited · investigated over 2 visits
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Part of the complaint whose outcome is recorded on Feb 26, 2024 · Control 18-AS-20240124163406
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.2(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
87468.2 (a) In addition to the rights...residents...shall have all of the following personal rights:4) To care, supervision, and services that meet their individual needs and are delivered by staff that are sufficient in numbers, qualifications, and competency to meet their needs.This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Based on the LPA's record review, interviews, the facility staff (S1) was not competent, by stealing $900 from R1.
Official plan of correction
The Administrator, Amy Banaga stated that she will have all the staff review the regulation being cited and submit a signed affidavit, of the staffs' signature reading and understanding the regulation.
Deadline recorded: Mar 15, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 15, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 7 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87507(f)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT: 87507(f): The licensee shall comply with all applicable terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement, including all modifications and attachments. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not issue a refund within 15 days in nine of one hundred forty-one residents which posed a potential personal rights risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Executive Director (ED) will call the Regional Director of Operations to contact corporate to approve refunds quickly. Staff will check in frequently with headquarters to inquire on refunds and to request approval quickly. ED will provide a log of recent refunds to show improvement.
Deadline recorded: May 30, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 30, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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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