Lake Balboa Care Center
Nursing home in Van Nuys, California, CMS certification number 056180
16955 Vanowen Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 50
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lake Balboa Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lake Balboa Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lake Balboa Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.00
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.05
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.63
- Weekend total hours
- 4.31
- Nursing staff turnover
- 21.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 12, 2026 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 30, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lake Balboa Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 46 residents live here, about 92% of its 50 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Certified since
- May 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lake Balboa Care Center
- Legal business name
- Nightfall Healthcare Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lake Balboa Care Center
- California Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center6700 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys 91411
- Berkley Post-Acute6600 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys 91411
- Terrace Post Acute7447 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys 91405
- Park View Nursing and Subacute6740 Wilbur Ave Opco, LLC, Reseda 91335
- Eisenberg Village18855 Victory BL, Reseda 91335
See also all nursing homes in Van Nuys.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 6 in Van Nuys, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Lake Balboa Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Lake Balboa Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Lake Balboa Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lake Balboa Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lake Balboa Care Center?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lake Balboa Care Center?
Nightfall Healthcare Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.