Nursing Home
Lake Balboa Care Center
Part of The Ensign Groupsee all 344 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
11.68% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
60.27% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
9.09% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.5%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.9 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.0 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.1 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 26.7%
CA average: 4.5 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
CA average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
CA average: 4.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
CA average: 36.7% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- The Ensign Group
Who owns this facility — 13 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Barron, Craig Individual
- Shirazi, Keyvan Individual
- Willits, Adam Individual
- Burnam, Soon Individual
- Gamero, Alicia Individual
- Keetch, Chad Individual
- Sato, Ami Individual
- Barron, Craig Individual
- Shirazi, Keyvan Individual
- Port, Barry Individual
…and 3 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 15 health (CA avg 15.7) · 2 fire (CA avg 6.3) Details
28 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: April 12, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 15 health deficiencies · CA average: 15.7 · National: 9.3
11 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (5) and gas, vacuum, and electrical systems (3).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-04-12): 2 deficiencies · CA average: 6.3 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Lake Balboa Care Center compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Lake Balboa Care Center's overall star rating is 4★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 1.5★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 1.5★ | 4★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 1★ | 3★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 3★ | 4★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ | 5★ |
The comparison group
- California Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
- Berkley Post-Acute
- Grand Valley Health Care Center
- The Care Center On Hazeltine, Llc
- Terrace Post Acute
- The Rehabilitation Center Of North Hills
- Eisenberg Village
- Woodland Care Center
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work