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Lake Balboa Care Center

16955 VANOWEN STREET, VAN NUYS, CA, 91406

(818) 343-0700

ensignservices.net

50 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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16955 Vanowen Street

Van Nuys, CA 91406

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

056180

Care type

Nursing home

County

Los Angeles

Facility name

Lake Balboa Care Center

Street address

16955 VANOWEN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Van Nuys, CA 91406

Phone

(818) 343-0700

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Lake Balboa Care Center

Lake Balboa Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Van Nuys, California. It is licensed for 50 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 241 senior care facilities in Van Nuys 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.

Federal inspectors have cited Lake Balboa Care Center 39 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations; 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 August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barron, Craig

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2022

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Gamero, Alicia

Officer — since 2023

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Port, Barry

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Sato, Ami

Officer — since 2024

Shirazi, Keyvan

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Willits, Adam

Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1972-05-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

15 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-12

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$866 per day (≈ $26,330/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

2% Medicaid · 85% Medicare · 13% private/other

Occupancy

90% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

68% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-12Health inspection9 citations

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 2026-05-04

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-05-04

F-0760

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-05-04

F-0804

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2026-05-04

F-0812

D · 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 2026-05-04

F-0814

D · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2026-05-04

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 2026-05-04

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-04

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2026-05-04

2026-03-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-04-03

F-0692

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-04-03

F-0806

D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2026-04-03

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-04-03

9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (26 citations)

2026-01-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0583

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2026-02-11

2025-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-12-18

2025-03-30Health inspection5 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 2025-04-08

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-04-08

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-04-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-08

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2025-04-08

2024-12-18Health 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 2025-01-10

2024-12-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-21

2024-03-21Health inspection6 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 2024-04-10

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-04-10

F-0578

D · 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 2024-04-10

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 2024-04-10

F-0812

D · 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 2024-04-10

F-0912

B · No harm found

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Corrected 2024-04-10

2026-04-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-04-24

K-0918

C · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-04-24

2025-03-30Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-11

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-04-11

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-04-11

2024-03-21Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0291

E · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0346

E · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0362

D · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-04-11

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-04-11

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 056180.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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