The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
LAKE BALBOA CARE CENTER
VAN NUYS, CA · Medicare-certified · 50 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Lake Balboa Care Center has a 5-star overall rating, with strong quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating, while staffing is 3 stars. Reported nurse staffing is 4.68 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.6847 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.6847.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.86
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.30
- Nurse aides
- 2.52
- Weekend nursing
- 3.98
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 30%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
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Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.6%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited November 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 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
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 48 residents on an average day (96% of 50 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 54 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.