Lake Balboa Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Balboa Care Center is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Van Nuys, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Lake Balboa Care Center
16955 Vanowen StreetVan Nuys, CA 91406
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lake Balboa Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 119 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
26.7% of nursing staff at Lake Balboa Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lake Balboa Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Lake Balboa Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Nightfall Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lake Balboa Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| California Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Van Nuys | 1.7 | 201 | 2.53 | 4.67 | 26.4% | 1 | None |
| Berkley Post-Acute Van Nuys | 1.7 | 125 | 2.68 | 4.20 | 22.5% | 3 | None |
| Terrace Post Acute Van Nuys | 1.9 | 133 | 2.49 | 3.87 | 25.7% | 1 | $94,094 |
| Park View Nursing and Subacute Reseda | 2.3 | 99 | 2.25 | 4.63 | 19.8% | 2 | None |
| Eisenberg Village Reseda | 2.3 | 166 | 2.97 | 4.60 | 16.7% | 3 | None |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center D/P SNF Encino | 2.6 | 28 | 3.39 | 7.62 | 32.7% | 5 | None |
| Northridge Care Center Reseda | 2.6 | 97 | 2.46 | 3.93 | 31.9% | 1 | None |
| Tarzana Health and Rehabilitation Center Tarzana · abuse citation | 2.7 | 180 | 2.56 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 1 | $109,634 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.