Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Golden Pavilion Healthcare
99 Escuela Drive, Daly City, CA · (650) 994-3200
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 239
- Residents per day
- 221
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Golden SNF Operations
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 16, 1973
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Golden Pavilion Healthcare carries 358.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 1% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
82 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning19E
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care16E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Rights12E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Pharmacy Service10E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation9E
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Administration5F
- F
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
- F
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
- F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Infection Control3F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services3E
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2026-06-09
32 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (9 deficiencies)
2025-05-27
12 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-04-12
38 health deficiencies · 20 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (10 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 59 min of nursing staff time a day, 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 59 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 39% of nursing staff and 39% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$55,806 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Fine | $14,380 |
| 2026-06-09 | Fine | $27,378 |
| 2025-12-04 | Fine | $9,110 |
| 2024-02-20 | Fine | $4,938 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts worse | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.6 pts worse | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts worse | 96.5% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 100.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts better | 1.0% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.4 pts better | 1.2% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.3 pts better | 1.8% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6 pts better | 7.7% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication6.4 pts better | 5.9% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.5 pts better | 8.4% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.5 pts better | 8.7% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts better | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.7 pts better | 8.1% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.6 pts better | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.7 pts worse | 85.9% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.8 pts worse | 15.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.8 pts better | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.2 pts better | 96.3% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.3 pts worse | 24.9% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
37 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden SNF Operations Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 2 facilities |
| Ch Golden Holdings, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 25% | 1 facilities |
| Cw Golden Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 25% | 2 facilities |
| Kopelowitz, Shaul | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 12% | 9 facilities |
| Brahier, Kathy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brahier, Kathy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bruce, Martha | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Bruce, Martha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Bruce, Martha | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ch Golden Holdings LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Earl, Steven | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Earl, Steven | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Earl, Steven | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Golden Pavilion Operations, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Golden Pavilion Operations, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Golden SNF Consulting LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Golden SNF Consulting LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Golden SNF Opco Manager LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Golden SNF Opco Manager LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Herzka, Yisroel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Kopelowitz, Shaul | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Patel, Miteshkumar | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Patel, Miteshkumar | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Pongbandith, Be | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pongbandith, Be | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Spielman, Shimon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 48 facilities |
| Spielman, Shimon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 48 facilities |
| Veritas Health Solutions LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Veritas Health Solutions LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Wc - Daly City Ii LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Witzcorp LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
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Fire safety
36 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke15F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- C
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- E
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems9F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Miscellaneous5E
- E
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Services4F
- E
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- D
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Construction1D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Egress1D
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
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Golden Heights Healthcare
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 8 min
- Fines
- $0
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Ahmc Seton Medical Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 56 min
- Fines
- $41,019
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Pacifica Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 5 h 29 min
- Fines
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