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93/100

Excellent

Granada Hills Convalescent

16123 Chatsworth Ave, Granada Hills, CA 91344

CMS 5/5 stars #8 of 369 in Los Angeles County (818) 891-1745
Certified beds
48
Occupancy
79%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $8,018 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Granada Hills Convalescent

Granada Hills Convalescent runs on unusually steady staffing for a 48-bed for-profit home: 5.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping only about 4% below weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 13.7% against a national average near 46%, which matters more than any single inspection score because consistent caregivers tend to notice problems early. The tradeoff is in the inspection history, 37 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus an $8,018 fine. California's survey cycle runs roughly yearly to eighteen months, and the last visit was November 2025. Ask directly what changed after that harm-level finding.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing25/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

25/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.05 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.78 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →14% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$8,018 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day5.15 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.78 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.93 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover13.70%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: November 18, 2025 (11 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Granada Hills Convalescent

What is the ElderGrade for Granada Hills Convalescent? +

Granada Hills Convalescent holds an ElderGrade of A (93 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Granada Hills Convalescent? +

Residents receive an average of 5.15 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Granada Hills Convalescent been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Granada Hills Convalescent accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Granada Hills Convalescent is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.