Overview
Lake Balboa Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 6 nursing homes in Van Nuys. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 83% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 12, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 8 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.
Lake Balboa Care Center is a for-profit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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 17%
Top 18%
Top 25%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- 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 staff5.00 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.05 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.31 hrs
- Nurse aides2.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.25 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1972
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes