Nursing home
Ararat Nursing Facility
15099 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 254 certified beds
Ararat Nursing Facility is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mission Hills, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jul 18, 2025 cited 52 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 10 fines totaling $332,708In CMS records: 15 total penalties, 5 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ararat Nursing Facility compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.44 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.83 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 52.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 10 fines totaling $332,708, 15 total penalties, 5 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Ararat Nursing Facility
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 15099 Mission Hills Road
Mission Hills, CA 91345 - CMS certification #
- 555579
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 254
- Avg residents/day
- 241.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-12-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 8, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 11, 2023. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $33,800 proposed, $9,120 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ararat Home of Los Angeles, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 4, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5). Penalty $14,400 proposed, $5,400 now. To be fixed by Jul 20, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $14,400 proposed, $720 now. To be fixed by Jul 20, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- May 6, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Sep 4, 2020. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $560 proposed, $560 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ararat Home of Los Angeles INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3380(F). Penalty $560 proposed, $560 now. To be fixed by Sep 10, 2020.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Providence Holy Cross Med CTR D/p SNF, Mission Hills. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Rinaldi Home Health Care, Inc, San Fernando. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91345 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Mission Hills Dialysis LLC, Mission Hills, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Rai - South Brand - San Fernando, San Fernando, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Fresenius Medical Care Of San Fernando, San Fernando, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 119 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91345.
North Valley Hospice, Inc, office in Mission Hills, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Marvista Hospice Care, Inc, office in Mission Hills, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Van Nuys Hospice, Inc., office in San Fernando, 1.0 mile away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- James Michail, MD, Granada Hills. 2.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ararat Nursing Facility a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ararat Nursing Facility an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ararat Nursing Facility staffed?
Ararat Nursing Facility reports 4.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Ararat Nursing Facility had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 52 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Ararat Nursing Facility have?
Ararat Nursing Facility is certified for 254 beds.