Inspection Reports for Merrill Gardens at Brentwood
2600 Balfour Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513, CA, 94513
Back to Facility ProfileInspection Report Summary
Most inspections found no deficiencies, with several complaint investigations determined to be unsubstantiated. However, some reports documented isolated issues related primarily to staffing shortages and medication management, including medication left unsecured and delayed response to resident calls. The facility was cited for insufficient personnel affecting resident care in the most recent report dated August 28, 2025. Earlier substantiated complaints included improper medication storage and failure to provide timely assistance, but no fines or enforcement actions such as license suspensions were listed in the available reports. While some deficiencies appeared sporadically over time, the facility’s April 16, 2025 annual inspection was clean, indicating some improvement before the latest citation.
Deficiencies (last 4 years)
Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.
Deficiencies per year
Census
Based on a August 2025 inspection.
Census over time
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Named as facility administrator in report header |
| Lydia Hertzler | Executive Director | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during investigation and exit interview |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager overseeing the investigation |
Inspection Report
Annual Inspection| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator/Director | Named as facility administrator |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during inspection |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the inspection visit |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and delivered findings |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during the investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and delivered the report. |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager/Administrator | Met with Licensing Program Analysts during the visit. |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator/Director | Named as facility administrator. |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager. |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager/Administrator | Met with Licensing Program Analysts during the investigation and exit interview |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Named as facility administrator |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and delivered findings |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager/Administrator | Met with Licensing Program Analysts during the investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager on the report |
Inspection Report
Annual Inspection| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Anthony | Business Office Director | Met with Licensing Program Analysts during inspection |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted inspection and signed report |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager on report |
Inspection Report
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Hertzler | Executive Director | Met with Licensing Program Analysts during the inspection and informed of the visit reason. |
| Tonica Syess-Gibson | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the case management visit. |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator/Director | Named as facility administrator/director. |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Hall | Evaluator / Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named in report as Licensing Program Manager |
| Lydia Hertzler | Executive Director | Facility representative met during the investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Clancy-Czuleger | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and authored the report |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility administrator mentioned in the report header |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during the investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Clancy-Czuleger | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and authored the report |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Facility representative met during the investigation |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility administrator named in the report |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation visit and delivered the investigation findings. |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named in the report as Licensing Program Manager. |
| Lydia Hertzler | Administrator | Met with the Licensing Program Analyst during the investigation. |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation and authored the report |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility administrator involved in the investigation and agreed to conduct staff training |
| Lydia Hertzler | Administrator | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during the investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation visit |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named in report as Licensing Program Manager |
| Lydia Hertzler | Administrator | Met with Licensing Program Analyst during investigation |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Named as facility administrator |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
| Lydia Hertzler | Administrator | Facility administrator met during the investigation |
| Syritta Rogers | Facility Nurse | Facility nurse met during the investigation |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation |
| Lydia Hertzler | Administrator | Facility administrator met during investigation |
| Syritta Rogers | Facility Nurse | Facility nurse present during investigation |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Oversaw the complaint investigation |
Inspection Report
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility administrator present during the inspection |
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the unannounced case management visit and inspection |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Supervisor overseeing the inspection |
Inspection Report
Monitoring| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility Administrator involved in infection control discussion. |
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the unannounced case management visit. |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named as Licensing Program Manager on the report. |
Inspection Report
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the case management visit and authored the report |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Supervisor overseeing the inspection |
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Facility administrator involved in the incident report discussion |
Inspection Report
Complaint Investigation| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator | Named as facility administrator involved in interviews and discussions of findings |
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the complaint investigation visit |
Inspection Report
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeri Shields | Vice President of Operations | Participated in the Component III presentation during the case management visit. |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Participated in the Component III presentation during the case management visit. |
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the unannounced case management visit and Component III presentation. |
Inspection Report
Original Licensing| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeri Shields | Vice President of Operations | Met during inspection and involved in facility evaluation |
| Lydia Hertzler | General Manager | Met during inspection and involved in facility evaluation |
| Leslie Ibo | Licensing Program Analyst | Conducted the inspection |
| Harpreet Humpal | Licensing Program Manager | Named in report header |
Inspection Report
Original Licensing| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Shields | Administrator/Managing Member | Participant in COMP II telephone call and applicant/administrator |
| Shannon Betker | Analyst | CAB analyst participating in COMP II telephone call |
| Jude De La Concepcion | Licensing Program Manager | Named in report header and signature section |
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