West Hills Health And Rehabilitation Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1974-03-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (818) 347-3800 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

West Hills Health And Rehabilitation Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 59.9/100, placing it #12094 of 14703 facilities nationally and #1056 of 1162 in California. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at West Hills Health And Rehabilitation Center receives a reported average of 4 hours 1 minute of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 28 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 52 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 41 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 45 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 26.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged West Hills Health And Rehabilitation Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $56,158. 115 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $56,158, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 307.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, West Hills Health And Rehabilitation Center ranks 12094th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 59.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within CA, it ranks 1056th out of 1,162 nursing homes. In Canoga Park, it ranks 4th out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,722 nationally and RN hours rank #9,614 nationally (#604 in CA). Our composite quality score of 59.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Canoga Park, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/california/canoga-park/