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Casitas Care Center

10626 BALBOA BLVD., GRANADA HILLS, CA, 91344
(818) 368-2802
99 licensed beds

CMS rates Casitas Care Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 76 citations across 16 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Bed capacity
99
CMS facility ID
056148
Care type
Nursing home
County
Los Angeles
Facility name
Casitas Care Center
Street address
10626 BALBOA BLVD.
City / state / ZIP
Granada Hills, CA 91344
Phone
(818) 368-2802

Casitas Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Granada Hills, California. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 112 senior care facilities in Granada Hills and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Cambridge Healthcare Services, a group of 32 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Casitas Care Center 76 times across 16 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Cambridge Healthcare Services
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Kirkside Facilities Operations Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2010
Ksnf Llc
Indirect owner — 80% stake — since 2010
Ksnf Ii Llc
Indirect owner — 20% stake — since 2017
10626 Balboa Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2007
Butenko, Julie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Capela, Heidi
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Etehad, Siamak
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Hassell, Lance
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Moore, Amanda
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Omari, Sana
Operational control — since 2016
Salazar, Paulina
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Smedra, Ira
Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Valdivia, Rosa
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Wintner, Jacob
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1979-10-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
21 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-26
Nurse staffing
4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$382 per day (≈ $11,610/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
74% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
89% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
26% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
99
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-08-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2026-09-15
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-09-15
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-09-15
2026-08-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-09-02
F-0641
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-09-02
F-0677
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-09-02
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-09-02
14 earlier / fire-safety inspections (69 citations)
2026-07-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-08-02
2026-03-26Health inspection11 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0584
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0605
E · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-04-20
2026-01-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-02-06
2026-01-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-01-29
2025-08-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0847
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2025-09-02
2025-04-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0580
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-05-22
F-0641
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-05-22
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-05-22
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-05-22
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-22
2025-04-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-03
2025-04-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0585
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2025-04-25
F-0694
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-04-25
2025-03-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0675
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Corrected 2025-04-21
F-0679
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-04-21
F-0777
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2025-04-21
2025-03-09Health inspection16 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0641
B · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0849
E · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-04-01
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-01
2024-02-25Health inspection13 citations
F-0578
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0584
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-03-15
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-15
2026-03-26Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-04-07
K-0352
F · No harm found
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-07
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-07
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-04-07
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-04-07
2025-03-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-08
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-04-08
2024-02-25Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0007
C · No harm found
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0291
E · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-03-18
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-03-18
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 056148.
How it compares in California.
Inspection citations, 3 years
76
More than 65% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 65
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
4.0
Higher than 20% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
19%
Higher than 6% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 11 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased6.7%10.2%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight3.5%4.1%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.7%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.0%1.2%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms21.1%7.6%13.5%Worse than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.3%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6%1.6%3.2%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%98.7%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened3.5%8.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.9%13.7%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%97.9%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers2.6%4.3%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.9%9.8%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication13.7%12.3%15.4%Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.752.211.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.411.501.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.0%94.6%82.3%Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication1.2%1.3%1.5%Near state average
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.1%93.1%80.1%Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission31.3%22.6%23.4%Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit4.2%11.1%11.8%Better than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0689 5 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  • F-0880 4 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0656 4 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  • F-0584 3 inspections. 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.
  • F-0550 3 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  • F-0641 3 inspections. Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

What its owners also hold

  • Ksnf Llc has an ownership stake on file at 4 nursing homes, averaging 2.7 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Ksnf Ii Llc has an ownership stake on file at 4 nursing homes, averaging 2.7 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Kirkside Facilities Operations Llc has an ownership stake on file at 4 nursing homes, averaging 2.7 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.
Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in California

  • Licensing: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification
  • File a complaint: 844-538-8766 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-231-4024. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 833-401-0832. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, about 2.5 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center, about 3.5 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Lac/olive View-ucla Medical Center, about 5.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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