BAYSHIRE TORREY PINES POST-ACUTE in SAN DIEGO, CA was fined $110,088 by CMS across 23 separate penalties following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

BAYSHIRE TORREY PINES POST-ACUTE (SAN DIEGO, CA) — $110,088 in CMS Fines

Outcome: BAYSHIRE TORREY PINES POST-ACUTE in SAN DIEGO, CA was fined $110,088 by CMS across 23 separate penalties following 49 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.


• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.


• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.


• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.


• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.


• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.


• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.


• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted