Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Magnolia Gardens Convalescent Hospital
17922 San Fernando Mission Rd, Granada Hills, CA · (818) 360-1864
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents per day
- 94
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Longwood Management Corporation
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Magnolia Gardens Convalescent Hospital carries 170 inspection points. That is fewer than 14% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
83 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care22E
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights15E
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning14E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service11E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
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.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E
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.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
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.
Nutrition and Dietary6E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Ensure 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.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control5E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services3E
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- D
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- D
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Environmental3B
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- B
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Administration2E
- D
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- E
Establish 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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2E
- E
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspection history
2026-04-09
31 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (11 deficiencies)
2025-04-27
34 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (10 deficiencies)
2024-05-16
18 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 55 min of nursing staff time a day, 23 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 55 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 35% of nursing staff and 36% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
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| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.8 pts worse | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.9 pts better | 98.8% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7.6 pts better | 0.0% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.5 pts worse | 8.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medicationAbout the same | 13.7% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts better | 12.2% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.9 pts better | 8.0% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.8 pts worse | 11.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.5 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.2 pts worse | 12.0% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts better | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.9 pts worse | 85.7% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.3 pts better | 10.8% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9 pts better | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.4 pts worse | 87.7% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.2 pts better | 22.4% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
42 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libby Care Center LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 3 facilities |
| Friedman, Aaron | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 33% | 35 facilities |
| Aaron Friedman Group A Business Assets Trust | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 20% | 23 facilities |
| Ira David Friedman Group A Business Assets Trust | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 20% | 22 facilities |
| Aaron Friedman Group A Business Assets Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Devorah Danziger Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Elka Kaplan Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Esther Hoff Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Friedman Family Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Friedman, Aaron | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Friedman, Aaron | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Friedman, Aaron | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Friedman, Ira | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Friedman, Ira | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Friedman, Ira | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Ira D Friedman 1991 Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Ira David Friedman Group A Business Assets Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Klavan, Joshua | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Klavan, Joshua | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Klavan, Rachel | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Lehmann Family 1991 Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Lehmann, Libby | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Libby Friedman Lehmann Group A Business Assets Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Longwood Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Lortkipanidze, Khatuna | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lortkipanidze, Khatuna | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Magnolia Western Investments Ltd | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Michail, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Michail, James | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Mordechai Notis Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Notis, Shmuel | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Pervaiz, Zaid | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Pervaiz, Zaid | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Rachel Notis Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Ruchel Friedman Klavan Group A Business Assets Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 22 facilities |
| Sarah Dunner Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| The Klavan Family Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| The Tzippy Friedman Notis 1990 Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Velazquez, Amy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Velazquez, Amy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Yehoshua Notis Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Yisroel Notis Group A Business Assets Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
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Fire safety
7 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
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