High Valley Lodge

Name: High Valley Lodge
Address: 7912 TOPLEY LANE, Sunland, CA, 91040, US
Telephone: 8183523158

7912 Topley Lane, Sunland, CA 91040 · Los Angeles County · 50 certified beds · avg 47 residents/day · certified since May 1, 1979

4/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

4.87

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (43)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Mar 9, 2026	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' right to voice complaints without discrimination or retaliation, or did not have a working complaint process that resolves issues promptly. · from a complaint
Aug 7, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Aug 7, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide food that accounts for each resident's allergies, intolerances, and personal preferences, or did not offer appealing alternatives.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a policy covering how food brought in by family and visitors is used and stored safely.
Aug 7, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program.
Aug 7, 2025	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility had resident rooms smaller than required — at least 80 square feet per person in shared rooms and 100 square feet in single rooms.
Aug 11, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes.
Aug 11, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
Aug 11, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Aug 11, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Aug 11, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards.
Aug 11, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life.
Aug 11, 2024	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility had resident rooms smaller than required — at least 80 square feet per person in shared rooms and 100 square feet in single rooms.
Jan 25, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint
Jan 25, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint
Jan 25, 2024	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · from a complaint
Jan 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Jan 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Jan 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Jan 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not report COVID-19 data to residents and their families as required. Facilities must keep residents and families informed about COVID-19 cases.
Jan 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups.
Jan 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Jan 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Jan 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Jan 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not perform required COVID-19 testing on residents and staff.
Jan 14, 2022	B · Minimal risk, repeated	The facility had resident rooms smaller than required — at least 80 square feet per person in shared rooms and 100 square feet in single rooms.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (16 → 12).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2022	11	E
2024	19	E
2025	12	E
2026	1	D

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	California avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	4.87	4.31	3.95	top 18% in California; top 15% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.19	0.61	0.69	bottom 1% in California; bottom 2% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	4.38	3.90	3.50	top 18% in California; top 14% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.17	0.51	0.48	bottom 4% in California; bottom 7% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	13.6	36.7	45.8	top 2% in California; top 1% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	0.0	38.1	42.9	—

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.20, RN 0.17, weekend 3.77. Staffing rating: 4/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Albert, Alexander	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	20%	04/21/2021
Albert, Luis	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	21%	04/20/2021
Albert, Maria	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	20%	04/21/2021
Albert, Mario	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	20%	04/21/2021
Albert, Paul	Individual	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	20%	04/21/2022
Albert, Alexander	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Albert, Luis	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	12/07/1989
Albert, Luis	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	12/07/1989
Albert, Luis	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	12/07/1989
Albert, Luis	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	11/20/2024
Albert, Luis	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Albert, Maria	Individual	Corporate Director	NOT APPLICABLE	02/02/2022
Albert, Maria	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	02/02/2022
Albert, Maria	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Albert, Mario	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Albert, Paul	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Hossain, Syed	Individual	Contracted Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	08/01/2024
Hossain, Syed	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	11/08/2024
Hossain, Syed	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	11/21/2024
Rivera, Daniel	Individual	W-2 Managing Employee	NOT APPLICABLE	04/14/2023

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
"Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
"Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
"How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

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Sunland Post Acute	0.4 mi	Sunland, CA	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	abuse
North Valley Nursing Center	1.1 mi	Tujunga, CA	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	abuse
The Hills Healthcare Center	1.2 mi	Sunland, CA	★★★★☆	3/5
Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare - Sun Valley	2.7 mi	Sun Valley, CA	★★★☆☆	2/5
Villa Scalabrini Special Care	2.9 mi	Sun Valley, CA	★★★★☆	4/5
Oakpark Healthcare Center	3.2 mi	Tujunga, CA	★★★★★	3/5
Country Manor Healthcare	4.4 mi	Lake View Terrace, CA	★★★★☆	2/5
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley DP SNF	4.7 mi	Sun Valley, CA	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
La Crescenta Healthcare Center	4.7 mi	La Crescenta, CA	★★★★★	4/5
All Saints Healthcare Subacute	5.1 mi	North Hollywood, CA	★★☆☆☆	1/5
Montrose Springs Skilled Nursing & Wellness Center	5.6 mi	Montrose, CA	★★★☆☆	2/5
Valley Vista Nursing and Transitional Care LLC	5.8 mi	North Hollywood, CA	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	abuse

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 055856.

The Care File

Visit checklist — High Valley Lodge

7912 Topley Lane, Sunland, CA 91040 · 8183523158

Health inspection rating 4/5 · CMS overall 5/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
☐ "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
☐ "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
☐ "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 055856 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)