
West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center Complaints, Violations and Inspection Records
Data current as of the August 2026 CMS Care Compare release and the CDPH state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024. State citation records cover July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
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What the public record shows
If you are looking into West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 2 citations in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 1 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 1 of 5.
- California state citations: 5 on record, including 2 class A and 3 class B, with $80,057 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 4.07 nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 47.1%.
- Most recent standard inspection: 23 deficiencies cited on July 18, 2025. The most recent inspection since then was on February 4, 2026: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
- Federal enforcement: 2 federal fines totaling $39,511 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Canoga Healthcare LLC, for-profit, part of Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities nationally).
West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center ratings and staffing
West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center is located at 7940 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Canoga Park, Los Angeles County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Canoga Healthcare LLC, part of Longwood Management Corporation, with 145 certified beds and an average of 138.2 residents a day. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS rates every certified nursing home in three separate categories, and the overall star is a blend of them:
- Health inspections, based on what state surveyors observe in person during unannounced visits. Weight this one most heavily, because it does not rely on data the facility reports about itself.
- Staffing, drawn from payroll-based records of how much nursing time each resident actually receives.
- Quality measures, built largely from data the facility submits. Read a high score here with more caution than the other two.
For West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, those scores are: health inspections 1 of 5, staffing 4 of 5, quality measures 3 of 5.
Staffing. West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center reports 4.07 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.54 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 31.4% of the nursing staff left. Registered nurses supervise aides, catch medication errors before they reach a resident, and notice when a person's condition is changing. Staffing is the single number that most reliably predicts whether a facility catches a problem early or lets it become a crisis.
How this home compares in the public record
CMS publishes each home's star rating and its payroll-based staffing hours, and it publishes the federal fines it has imposed. The county and California figures beside each number are the averages across those same published records.
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Homes in San Fernando Valley with a higher CMS overall rating
CMS rates each of these homes above West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center on the overall star rating it publishes. The rating is one measure of a facility's record, and each page below carries that home's own inspection findings, staffing hours and citation history.
- Granada Hills Convalescent, Granada Hills: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Encino Hospital Medical Center D/P SNF, Encino: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Oakpark Healthcare Center, Tujunga: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- High Valley Lodge, Sunland: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Topanga Terrace, Canoga Park: CMS overall rating 4 of 5
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Federal inspection findings and penalties
Scope and severity A to C means no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. Scope and severity D to F means no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm. Scope and severity G to I means actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy. Scope and severity J to L means immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
February 4, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- F0554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. (scope and severity D)
January 13, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- F0777Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (scope and severity D)
December 23, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft and timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity D)
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
December 22, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment and post nurse staffing information every day.
- F0949Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. (scope and severity E)
- F0732Post nurse staffing information every day. (scope and severity D)
December 4, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
November 25, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
November 24, 2025, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights, honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances, and provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (scope and severity D)
- F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (scope and severity D)
October 1, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for pasarr screening for mental disorders or intellectual disabilities.
- F0645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (scope and severity D)
August 29, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- F0627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. (scope and severity J)
August 14, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights and provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity D)
July 18, 2025, standard inspection
23 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals, and provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (rom), limited rom and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (scope and severity E)
- F0688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (scope and severity E)
- F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (scope and severity E)
- F0803Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (scope and severity E)
- F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. (scope and severity E)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (scope and severity E)
- F0837Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. (scope and severity E)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0908Keep all essential equipment working safely. (scope and severity E)
- F0925Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (scope and severity E)
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (scope and severity D)
- F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (scope and severity D)
- F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (scope and severity D)
- F0644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0847Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. (scope and severity D)
- F0640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (scope and severity B)
- F0911Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. (scope and severity B)
June 13, 2025, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician, honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions, and honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- F0555Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician. (scope and severity D)
- F0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (scope and severity D)
- F0559Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (scope and severity D)
May 8, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- F0770Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (scope and severity D)
April 29, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health and provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (scope and severity D)
- F0770Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. (scope and severity D)
April 24, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident and provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0745Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (scope and severity D)
April 16, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody and provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity G)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
April 7, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
March 26, 2025, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options, provide and implement an infection prevention and control program, and make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0806Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
- F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (scope and severity D)
March 20, 2025, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights, provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections, and ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
- F0711Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. (scope and severity D)
January 24, 2025, complaint inspection
4 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards, provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals, and provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (scope and severity D)
- F0825Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. (scope and severity D)
December 11, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
November 8, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (scope and severity D)
September 30, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident and ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity D)
August 8, 2024, standard inspection
14 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (scope and severity D)
- F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (scope and severity D)
- F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (scope and severity D)
- F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (scope and severity D)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
- F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity B)
- F0911Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. (scope and severity B)
July 17, 2024, complaint inspection
5 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances, timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities, and ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F0585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (scope and severity D)
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
- F0711Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. (scope and severity D)
May 20, 2024, complaint inspection
5 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident, develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, and provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
- F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (scope and severity D)
- F0745Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (scope and severity D)
May 7, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- F0567Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (scope and severity D)
April 18, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
April 10, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
March 29, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- F0644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (scope and severity D)
March 20, 2024, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments, safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards, and try different approaches before using a bed rail. if a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- F0552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. (scope and severity E)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. (scope and severity D)
January 31, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (scope and severity D)
November 27, 2023, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals and provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0745Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (scope and severity D)
August 31, 2023, standard inspection
4 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs, ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors, and provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- F0757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (scope and severity D)
- F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (scope and severity D)
- F0773Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
August 8, 2023, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist and ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity E)
- F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (scope and severity E)
April 8, 2022, standard inspection
17 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive, ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents, and provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (scope and severity E)
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity E)
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (scope and severity D)
- F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (scope and severity D)
- F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (scope and severity D)
- F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (scope and severity D)
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (scope and severity D)
- F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (scope and severity D)
- F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (scope and severity D)
- F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (scope and severity D)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity D)
- F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (scope and severity D)
- F0911Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. (scope and severity B)
Penalties. Over the reported period, West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center received 2 federal fines totaling $39,511 and 3 payment denials. Fines are imposed when a facility is cited for a serious violation or fails to correct a prior deficiency in time.
California state citations
California inspects and cites nursing homes separately from the federal government. The Department of Public Health issues three classes of citation. A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. A class B citation is a violation the Department determined had a direct or immediate relationship to residents' health, safety or security, other than a class AA or A violation.
State records show 5 citations against West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center between December 22, 2003 and November 23, 2021: 2 class A and 3 class B, with $80,057 in assessed penalties. 1 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.
- November 23, 2021, class A, Patient Care. $60,000 penalty. Appealed.
- January 28, 2021, class A, Patient Care. $10,500 penalty. Appealed. Death-related.
- September 6, 2017, class B, Physical Environment. $2,000 penalty.
- April 16, 2010, class B, Patient Care. $7,000 penalty. Appealed.
- December 22, 2003, class B, Patient Care. $557 penalty.
Across Los Angeles County's 369 certified facilities, the average is about 11.3 state citations per facility. West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center's 5 is below that average.
A citation marked "Appealed." is under appeal, so it is not a final determination. A citation records a determination by state surveyors. A citation does not by itself establish that any particular resident was injured or that the facility is liable to anyone.
Other nursing homes in Canoga Park
Families comparing options in Canoga Park often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3 stars, 7 state citations
- Topanga Terrace, 4 stars, 9 state citations
- Holiday Manor Care Center, 3 stars, 6 state citations
- West Valley Post Acute, 2 stars, 10 state citations (in Los Angeles County)
See every facility in the Los Angeles County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Los Angeles County
These are other nursing homes in Los Angeles County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. The public record gives a street address but no coordinates, so distance is not measured; homes in the same ZIP code appear first. No rating or inspection figure is used to order this list.
- Topanga Terrace, Canoga Park
- Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Canoga Park
- Holiday Manor Care Center, Canoga Park
- West Valley Post Acute, West Hills
- Chatsworth Park Health Care Center, Chatsworth
This list is drawn from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). It is ordered by location only and is not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
What to do if you are worried about care at this facility
You will usually notice something is wrong before anyone official does, and you do not need proof before you act. If you are concerned about care at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, you can take these steps:
Write down what you see. Note dates, times, and specific concerns, and photograph anything relevant. A clear, contemporaneous record matters if an investigation follows.
File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health. CDPH licenses and inspects skilled nursing facilities and investigates complaints, and a serious complaint can trigger an on-site inspection. You can file online through CDPH's Cal Health Find system, which routes your complaint to the Los Angeles County licensing district office.
Contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The ombudsman is a free advocate who will visit your loved one, look into your concerns, and press the facility on their behalf. Los Angeles County's ombudsman program can be reached at (800) 334-9473. This is often the fastest first step when the issue is care quality rather than an emergency.
Call Adult Protective Services or 911 if you believe an elder is in immediate danger. Los Angeles County APS: (877) 477-3646.
For the full walkthrough, see How to report nursing home abuse in California.
Injuries that most often signal neglect
The injuries below are the ones most often at issue in California nursing home cases. Any one of them at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers, especially a wound that reached stage 3 or 4
- Falls and fractures in a resident who was supposed to be supervised
- Wandering and elopement from a building that was not secured
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Sepsis and untreated infections
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death, when neglect contributed to a resident's passing
Nursing home abuse claims in Los Angeles County
If a loved one was harmed at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, these pages explain how Los Angeles County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Los Angeles County bedsore lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home fall lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home sepsis lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home dehydration and malnutrition lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home medication error lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Los Angeles County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Those records are separate from civil lawsuits: a government citation is not a lawsuit, and a facility can be sued without ever being cited. This site does not track civil court filings. Civil cases against California skilled nursing facilities are usually filed in the Superior Court of the county where the facility is located; records for Los Angeles County are searchable through the Los Angeles County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, the records that matter most are usually the resident's own: nursing notes, care plans, fall-risk assessments, wound records, medication administration records, physician orders and incident reports. Talk to us about what happened.
Frequently asked questions
- Is West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
- CMS gives West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 1 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 5 state citations against the facility, including 2 in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA. A rating is a starting point, not a verdict. Read it alongside the inspection dates and what you see for yourself.
- What should I do if my loved one was injured at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center?
- Document the injury with dated photos, request the care plan and treatment records, and report your concern to the California Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles County Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If the injury is serious, such as a bedsore, a fall, or an untreated infection, you can also speak with a nursing home attorney about whether you have a claim.
- Has West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 2 federal fines totaling $39,511 and 5 California state citations with $80,057 in state penalties, including 2 class A citations.
- How many state citations does West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 5 citations against West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park between December 22, 2003 and November 23, 2021: 2 class A and 3 class B, with $80,057 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Los Angeles County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (800) 334-9473. In an emergency, call Adult Protective Services or 911.
If your loved one was harmed
We came to this work from the other side. We spent years defending nursing homes, which means we know how a facility builds a file to protect itself and where the gaps in that file tend to be. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15600 to 15675), a family that proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that neglect was committed with recklessness, oppression, fraud or malice can recover remedies beyond an ordinary injury claim, including attorney's fees (section 15657).
If your loved one was harmed at West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, talk to our Los Angeles County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Canoga Park and across California. The consultation is free and confidential, we are available around the clock, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare: West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center provider record, CCN 056133. Ratings, staffing, and federal deficiency data processed August 1, 2026.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Penalties, and Health Deficiencies datasets.
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find: West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center state license record, FACID 920000082, license 920000009.
- California Department of Public Health, Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions dataset (CHHS Open Data), citations July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer
The inspection data, ratings, citations, staffing figures, and ownership information on this page come from public sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (medicare.gov) and the California Department of Public Health. This information is reported as published by those sources and may not reflect the most current findings or conditions at the facility. Deficiencies and citations listed may have been corrected or appealed since the date shown. Inclusion of West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in this directory is not a statement, allegation, or suggestion that the facility has committed abuse, neglect, or any wrongdoing. This page is attorney advertising and an information resource. It is not legal advice, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Young & Wallin is not affiliated with West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.