Medical and dental care
Cited in 8 reports, with 8 deficiencies in total.
Sep 16, 2025Aug 26, 2025Jul 1, 2025May 6, 2025Apr 29, 2025Feb 27, 2025Jul 12, 2024Mar 19, 2024
COGIR OF BELMONT
900 SIXTH AVENUE, Belmont CA 94002
68 bedsLatest official report May 18, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (650) 591-2008
- Licensee
- GAHC4 BELMONT CA TRS SUB, LLC;COGIR SL BELMONT LLC
- Administrator
- JIM SIDOTI
- Contact
- JIM SIDOTI
- License first date
- May 1, 2020
- License effective date
- May 1, 2020
- District office
- SAN BRUNO RO · (650) 266-8800
- Regional office
- 14
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 13 Type A and 14 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- May 18, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Apr 23, 2026
2 later reports, from May 5, 2026 through May 18, 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 28 San Mateo County facilities licensed for 50 or more 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 47 reports for this facility: 28 inspections, 17 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 13 Type A and 14 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 28
- Recorded deficiencies
- 27
- Type A deficiencies
- 13
- Type B deficiencies
- 14
- Substantiated complaints
- 10
- Repeated topics
- 4
More than the typical 6
9 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 4
5 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
4 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
3 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.
Resident rights
Cited in 4 reports, with 4 deficiencies in total.
Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Staffing, personnel, and training
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(11)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.2 Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities: (a) In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (11) To have their visitors...permitted to visit privately during reasonable hours and without prior notice, provided that the rights of other residents are not infringed upon. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: According to the interviews conducted, it does not seem like facility has a fixed policy in place for visitation as interviews conducted indicates that the policy is determined by individual receptionists. In addition, based on staff interviews, when R1 came to visit two residents at the facility, S1 indicated he/she notified S2 to let the residents know that the reporting party was at the facility to visit them, however according to S2, he/she indicated that he/she was never told to go check on the residents to see if they wanted the reporting party to visit.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator shall create a new visitation policy and provide a copy to CCLD and post a copy of the visitation policy at every facility entrance. Licensee/administrator to conduct an in-service training with staff regarding visitation policy and submit a copy of sign-in sheet to LPA by 4/30/26
Deadline recorded: Apr 30, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 30, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded · 2 cited
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87217(b)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87217 Safeguards for Resident Cash, Personal Property, and Valuables(b) Every facility shall take appropriate measures to safeguard residents' cash resources, personal property and valuables which have been entrusted to the licensee or facility staff. This requirement is not met as evidenced by based on interview, records review and observation, R1 was evacuated to another facility due to an electrical issue at the facility and upon returned, R1 and R1's responsible party discovered many items were missing that were there before which posed a potential health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
The administrator will discuss with the Regional VP on an action to address this finding and the administrator will provide a plan of correction to prevent this from happening again. The administrator will provide a copy of the plan of correction to CCL by 12/18/2025.
Deadline recorded: Dec 18, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 18, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Licensing and administrationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.657(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
§1569.657Rate increase due to change in level of resident care; notice(a) For any rate increase due to a change in the level of care of the resident, the licensee shall provide the resident and the resident’s representative,.. written notice of the rate increase.. The notice shall include a detailed explanation.. This requirement is not met as evidenced by based on record review, and interview R1 and R1's responsible party was not provided a written notice of the level of care increase which poses a potential health and safety risk to resident in care.
Official plan of correction
The administrator will discuss with the Regional VP on an action to address this finding and the administrator will provide a plan of correction to prevent this from happening again. The administrator will provide a copy of the plan of correction to by 12/18/2025.
Deadline recorded: Dec 18, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Dec 18, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations3 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 3 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care: (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility... (4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed, on 8/8/25 and 8/10/25 at 8pm on both days, R1 was administered only one tablet of Gabapentin instead of three tablets by the med-tech. R2 caught the error and notified the med-tech who fixed the error. Although this incident was caught by R2 and fixed by the med-tech, the med-tech would have administered one tablet of Gabapentin to R1 at 8pm on both days if R2 did not catch this error which poses an immediate health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator will submit a plan in writing on how to ensure med-errors will not keep continuing in the future. Plan shall include, training, audits and the frequency of audits, hiring med-techs. A civil penalty of $250 is assessed today for a repeat violation within the last 12 months. Facility was cited for the same deficiency on 2/27/25, 4/29/25, 5/6/25 and 7/1/25.
Deadline recorded: Aug 27, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 27, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Incident reportingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87211(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87211 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...within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in (A) through (D) below... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records, it was observed that the facility has not submitted any incident reports to CCLD regarding R1’s med-errors that occurred on 8/8/25 and 8/10/25. According to staff interviewed, they believed that an incident report did not have to be submitted because although the med-errors occurred, it was caught by R2 and fixed by the med-tech. This poses a potentional health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator shall review CCR 87211 Reporting Requirements and submit acknowledgement that regulation has been reviewed.
Deadline recorded: Sep 2, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 2, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87303 Maintenance and Operation: (a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, R3 indicated he/she was sitting on the side of the bed that was provided by the facility, when the bed's slate underneath the mattress slipped, causing the mattress to collapse on the floor. ccording to staff interviewed, R3's bed was not able to hold his/her weight causing the slate to shift and the mattress to collapse which poses a potentional health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator shall ensure that a proper pre-appraisal is done to ensure that resident's furnishings are equipped and appropriate for them. Licensee/administrator shall submit a plan in writing on how to ensure residents furnishings are in good repair and alternatives options are provided if needed.
Deadline recorded: Sep 2, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Sep 2, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87307(d)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87307 Personal Accommodations and Services: (d) The following space and safety provisions shall apply to all facilities: (6) All outdoor and indoor passageways and stairways shall be kept free of obstruction. This regulation is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, LPA observed uneven pavement, uneven bricks, and overgrown greenery on the side of the walk way which poses an immediate health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator to submit a plan in writing giving CCLD a timeline in which the passageways will be fixed. Plan shall include; company being hired to fix the passageway and timeframe.
Deadline recorded: May 16, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 16, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87411(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87411 Personnel Requirements - General: (a) Facility personnel shall at all times be sufficient in numbers, and competent to provide the services necessary to meet resident needs... This regulation is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews, it was acknowledged that depending on the day and time, it may take staff longer to get to the elevator to assist residents. Based on the residents interviews, there have been several times where it's taken staff more than 10 minutes for staff to open the elevators to go inside and/or outside the facility causing residents to miss their appointments and/or sit in their cars.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator shall conduct an in-service training with staff to ensure response times are reduced. Additionally, Administrator purchased 5 more elevator keys for residents to use when leaving the facility.
Deadline recorded: May 22, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 22, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care: (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility... (4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on R1's medication reviewed and the MAR reviewed, R1 was supposed to be given Carbidopa at 6am and 10am, however was not given the medications until 8:24am and 11:15am which poses an immediate health and safety risk for residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/Administrator shall submit a plan in writing on how to ensure residents receive their medication based on their doctor's orders. Plan shall include training staff and hiring more staff if necessary.
Deadline recorded: Feb 28, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 28, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.1 Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities: (a) Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: The facility failed to provide residents notification or communicate with residents regarding a fire inspection that occurred on 11/7/24, resulting in residents to feel unsafe, scared, and nervous. According to the Maintenance Director, he was aware that outside vendor, Cintas was going to come to the facility a few days prior and was aware that Cintas was going to test the fire alarms, however admitted that he allowed them to continue and test the alarms without any notification to residents
Official plan of correction
Licensee/administrator shall submit a plan in writing regarding how to ensure proper communication is provided to all residents regarding the facility.
Deadline recorded: Nov 21, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Nov 21, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 2 unfounded · 1 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care(a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility. The plan shall encourage routine medical and dental care and provide for assistance...(4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This was not met as evidenced by, based on records review, the medication that needs to be given on a specific time was not administered on time between Ferbruary and March 2024, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to clients in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee has already corrected this and has been giving time sensitive medications on time.
Deadline recorded: Jul 13, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Corrective action reported
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 13, 2024
Complaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87411(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87411(a): Personnel Requirements-General: Facility personnel shall at all times be sufficient in numbers, and competent to provide the services necessary to meet resident needs. Based on interviews with residents, the Licensee did not comply with this requirement in 1 out of 1 instances, in which the facility did not have enough staff to meet residents' needs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/Administrator to submit proof of correction and a written plan outlining how this violation will be avoided in the future to licensing office by due date.
Deadline recorded: May 10, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Citation dismissed - not a correctionOn May 10, 2024
Deficiency Dismissed Type B 05/10/2024 Section Cited CCR 87411(a)
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 10, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Resident rightsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87468.2(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.2(a)(4): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities a) In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (4) To care, supervision, and services that meet their individual needs. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 instances in which residents did not have access to hot water prior to an emergency evacuation, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee/Administrator to submit proof of correction and a written plan outlining how this violation will be avoided in the future to licensing office by due date.
Deadline recorded: May 2, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Citation dismissed - not a correctionOn May 2, 2024
Deficiency Dismissed Type A 05/02/2024 Section Cited CCR 87468.2(a)(4)
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 2, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(i)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care: (i) Prescription medications which are not taken with the resident upon termination of services, not returned to the issuing pharmacy, nor retained in the facility as ordered by the resident’s physician and documented in the resident’s record nor disposed of… shall be destroyed in the facility by the facility administrator and one other adult who is not a resident. Both shall sign a record, to be retained for at least three years, which lists the following... Violation of this regulation is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, LPA observed expired medication and medications for residents who no longer reside at the facility in a locked cabinet in the medication room. In addition, based on interviews conducted, facility staff were aware of the medications that should've been disposed since the facility reopened in January 2024.
Official plan of correction
Facility administrator and another facility staff took the medication to a drop box at CVS pharmacy and provided LPA a copy of the medication destruction log.
Deadline recorded: Mar 20, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 20, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87303(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87303 Maintenance and Operation: (a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times.. Maintenance shall include...procedures for the safety and well-being of residents... Violation of this regulation is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and observations made,although the facility ensured the residents were safe and comfortable during the time the facility had a power outage, the facility failed to ensure that a main electrical system was in good repair after the incident that occurred on January of 2023. an invoice dated 2/6/23 and 2/16/23, indicating that service conducted on 1/11/23 and 1/12/23 by Direct Supply electricians diagnosed the main breaker system as an issue.Furthermore, facility failed to have the Maintenance Director and/or electricians check on the electrical systems routinely after having issues with the power and being aware that the breaker system was an issue.
Official plan of correction
Licensee to develop a plan in writing to address how to repair the main/master breaker. Licensee to submit a timeline in which the electrical system would be repaired
Deadline recorded: May 18, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 18, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportSource 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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