LAKE BALBOA CARE CENTER

Lake Balboa Care Center is a skilled nursing facility located at 16955 Vanowen Street in Van Nuys, California, within Los Angeles County. The facility operates with 50 certified beds and is classified as a for-profit corporation. It is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns star ratings to nursing facilities on a scale of 1 to 5, based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Lake Balboa Care Center holds an overall CMS rating of 5 stars. The health inspection rating is 5 stars, reflecting results from state and federal inspection surveys conducted at the facility. The staffing rating is 3 stars, which indicates staffing levels that are near the national average for comparable facilities. The quality measure rating is 5 stars, which reflects performance on clinical outcome indicators tracked by CMS. The national average overall star rating is 3.0 stars, providing a reference point for comparison. Lake Balboa Care Center is certified to receive payment through both Medicare and Medicaid programs. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to eligibility requirements and coverage limits. Medicaid may provide coverage for longer-term care for residents who meet the financial and clinical eligibility criteria established by the state of California. Prospective residents and their representatives are encouraged to contact the facility directly at (818) 343-0700 to verify current bed availability and to confirm accepted payment sources. When evaluated against national benchmarks, Lake Balboa Care Center performs above the national average overall, holding a 5-star overall rating compared to the national average of 3.0 stars. The health inspection and quality measure ratings both sit at the top of the CMS scale, while the staffing rating of 3 stars falls in line with the national midpoint. The facility's 50 certified beds place it among the smaller skilled nursing facilities operating in Los Angeles County, which is one of the most densely served senior care markets in California.