The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Birch Patrick Convalescent Center
Registered name: SHARP CHULA VISTA MED CTR SNF
CHULA VISTA, CA · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. Strong staffing at 5.45 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, with 0 fines in the last 24 months; health inspection is 4 stars, quality measures are 3 stars, and recent inspection areas cited pressure ulcer care, resident rights/advance directives, and QAPI/QAA planning.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.4482 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 26, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.4482.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.41
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.05
- Nurse aides
- 2.99
- Weekend nursing
- 4.98
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 22%
Registered nurse turnover: 16%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.8%9.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
12.9%10.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.3%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.3%2.6%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
40%0%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.6%10.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.5%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.9%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
37.7%0%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.5%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—78.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
73.7%86.9%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to have a plan for how it would carry out quality improvement and oversight activities. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 865 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 80.2 residents on an average day (80% of 100 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.