Topanga Terrace

Name: Topanga Terrace
Address: 22125 ROSCOE BLVD, Canoga Park, CA, 91304, US
Telephone: 8188837292

22125 Roscoe Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91304 · Los Angeles County · 112 certified beds · avg 99 residents/day · certified since Jan 1, 1973

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.78

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

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

Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

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 (40)

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
Nov 20, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nov 20, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential.
Nov 20, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Nov 20, 2025	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.
Nov 20, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Nov 20, 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.
Nov 20, 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.
Nov 20, 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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Nov 20, 2025	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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Nov 20, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Oct 24, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Oct 24, 2024	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.
Oct 24, 2024	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Oct 24, 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.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Oct 24, 2024	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.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Oct 24, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	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.
Apr 30, 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. · from a complaint
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Oct 5, 2023	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.
Oct 5, 2023	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.
Oct 5, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	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.
Oct 5, 2023	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.
Oct 5, 2023	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.
Oct 5, 2023	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.
Oct 5, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (11 → 16).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2023	12	E
2024	12	E
2025	16	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)

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)	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, 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. 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: 5/5

Who owns this facility

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

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?"
"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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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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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 056092.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Topanga Terrace

22125 Roscoe Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91304 · 8188837292

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

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "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?"
☐ "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 056092 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)