Overview
The Gardens Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Northridge. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 87% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 17, 2026, found 33 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
The Gardens Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 45 certified beds, caring for about 44 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 58%
Top 69%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 33
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.19 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.00 hrs
- Nurse aides2.59 hrs
- Physical therapists0.25 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 15, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes