Nursing home
Boulder Creek Post Acute
12696 Monte Vista Road, Poway, CA 92064 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Madison Creek Partners (12 facilities) · 149 certified beds
Boulder Creek Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Poway, California. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Boulder Creek Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.78 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 14, 2025
What inspectors found at Boulder Creek Post Acute
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 12696 Monte Vista Road
Poway, CA 92064 - CMS certification #
- 555206
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 149
- Avg residents/day
- 139.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-07-26
- Chain
- Madison Creek Partners (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Madison Creek Partners
Madison Creek Partners operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Madison Creek Partners facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Palomar Medical Center Poway, Poway. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Poway Healthcare Center, Poway. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Silver Tree Home Health Inc, San Diego. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- UC San Diego Health Community Pharmacy. 2.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92064 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna Dialysis Services Of Rancho, San Diego, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Carmel Mountain Dialysis, San Diego, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Home Dialysis Therapies Of San Diego-North, San Diego, 4.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 68 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92064.
Paramount Hospice, office in San Diego, 2.3 miles away, straight line
Los Robles Healthcare Sd, office in San Diego, 2.3 miles away, straight line
The Hospice Of San Diego, office in Poway, 3.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Palomar Hospitalist Medical Group Inc, Poway. 0.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Poway, CA, risk to homes is greater than 87% of communities in California and 99% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Boulder Creek Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Boulder Creek Post Acute an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Boulder Creek Post Acute staffed?
Boulder Creek Post Acute reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Boulder Creek Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Boulder Creek Post Acute have?
Boulder Creek Post Acute is certified for 149 beds.