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Topanga Terrace
22125 Roscoe Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91304 (opens Google Maps) · Los Angeles County · (818) 883-7292· 112 certified beds · avg 99 residents/day · certified since Jan 1, 1973 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Nov 20, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.78
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 40 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. F-0814
The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. F-0583
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. F-0690
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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · F-0814 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · F-0583 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0690 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician. · F-0803 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0812 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0656 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. · F-0698 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit. · F-0711 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0880 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · F-0697 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0656 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have. · F-0676 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a policy covering how food brought in by family and visitors is used and stored safely. · F-0813 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0880 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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 · F-0609 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0761 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0880 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. · F-0881 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0550 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0686 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (11 → 16).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 12
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 12
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 16
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | F |
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)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityCalifornia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.78
California average: 4.31
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.68
California average: 0.61
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.68
California average: 3.90
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | California avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.78 | 4.31 | 3.95 | bottom 26% in California; top 49% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.69 | top 26% in California; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.68 | 3.90 | 3.50 | bottom 45% in California; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.99 | 0.51 | 0.48 | top 8% in California; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 27.7 | 36.7 | 45.8 | top 23% in California; top 11% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 35.7 | 38.1 | 42.9 | top 48% in California; top 39% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 6.25, RN 1.12, weekend 6.08.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (6.25 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchman Living Trust | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 96% | 07/23/2014 |
| Fikany, Marcy | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/23/2014 |
| Helen Kain Family Trust Fbo Diane Cutler | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/23/2014 |
| Helen Kain Family Trust Fbo Kathy L. Collen | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/23/2014 |
| Helen Kain Family Trust Fbo Michelle Kain | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/23/2014 |
| The Topanga Group | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 07/23/2014 |
| Alvarado, Servando | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/17/1994 |
| Alvarado, Servando | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/17/1994 |
| Boyce, Surena | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/27/2012 |
| Boyce, Surena | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/27/2012 |
| Buchman Living Trust | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2007 |
| Buchman, Avi | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Buchman, Avi | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Buchman, Avi | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Buchman, Avi | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Buchman, Cary | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1988 |
| Buchman, Cary | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1988 |
| Buchman, Cary | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1988 |
| Buchman, Cary | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/1996 |
| Buchman, Cary | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/1996 |
Showing 20 of 71 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 51 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "Who reviews your menus, and can I see this week's menu and join my family member for a meal?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "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?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the California midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 28% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 71 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 105 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center | 0.4 mi | Canoga Park, CA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 0.8 mi | Canoga Park, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| West Valley Post Acute | 1.4 mi | West Hills, CA | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Holiday Manor Care Center | 1.7 mi | Canoga Park, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Stoney Point Healthcare Center | 2.5 mi | Chatsworth, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Chatsworth Park Health Care Center | 3.0 mi | Chatsworth, CA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Woodland Care Center | 3.2 mi | Reseda, CA | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | SFF |
| Joyce Eisenberg Keefer Medical Center D/P SNF | 3.7 mi | Reseda, CA | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Northridge Care Center | 4.0 mi | Reseda, CA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Park View Nursing and Subacute | 4.2 mi | Reseda, CA | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Motion Picture and T.V. Hosp D/P SNF | 4.6 mi | Woodland Hills, CA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Eisenberg Village | 4.6 mi | Reseda, CA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in Los Angeles, CA — 369 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Torrance Care Center West, INC — Torrance, CA · overall 2/5
- Torrance Memorial Med Ctr SNF/DP — Torrance, CA · overall 5/5
- Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare - Sun Valley — Sun Valley, CA · overall 3/5
- University Park Healthcare Center — Los Angeles, CA · overall 1/5abuse
- Valley Palms Care Center — N Hollywood, CA · overall 1/5
- Valley View Post Acute — El Monte, CA · overall 3/5
- Valley Village Care Center — North Hollywood, CA · overall 2/5
- Valley Vista Nursing and Transitional Care LLC — North Hollywood, CA · overall 1/5abuse
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 056092.