Nursing home report
Registered name: Astoria Healthcare Center
SYLMAR, CA · Medicare-certified · 218 beds
Astoria Nursing and Rehab Center in Sylmar, CA has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with a 1-star health inspection rating, special focus candidate status, and $29,620 in fines in the last 24 months. Staffing is rated 4 stars, with reported nurse staffing at 4.16 hours per resident day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1607 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1607.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited December 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $29,620 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $29,620 in total fines.
Federal fine
Nov 21, 2025
Now operated by Astoria Healthcare Center, previously Astoria Nursing & Rehab Center.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
