Nursing home
Villa Scalabrini Special Care
10631 Vinedale Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 58 certified beds
Villa Scalabrini Special Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sun Valley, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.86 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 16, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Villa Scalabrini Special Care 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) | 3.86 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 24.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 16, 2026
What inspectors found at Villa Scalabrini Special Care
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2025 · 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
- 10631 Vinedale Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352 - CMS certification #
- 555862
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 58
- Avg residents/day
- 57.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-06-12
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Villa Scalabrini Special Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
We are able to do this thanks to our Memory Care unit (Safe Care) and our Skilled Nursing unit (Special Care), where our residents can transition without having to move to a different facility.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Our services also include medication management, a wide array of activities, transportation to doctor’s appointments and outings, furnished rooms, healthy and balanced meals, and socialization.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley, Sun Valley. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare - Sun Valley, Sun Valley. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- All American Home Health Care, Inc., Sun Valley. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Scott Drugs. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91352 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Laurel Canyon Dialysis, LLC, Sun Valley, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Burbank Dialysis, Burbank, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita North Hollywood Dialysis, North Hollywood, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 297 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91352.
Sun Valley Hospice, Inc, office in Sun Valley, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Sf Valley Hospice Care Inc, office in Sun Valley, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Sunland Hospice Care Inc, office in Sun Valley, 0.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- West Coast Wound And Skin Care Inc, Burbank. 3.7 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Los Angeles, CA, risk to homes is greater than 82% of communities in California and 98% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Villa Scalabrini Special Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Villa Scalabrini Special Care an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Villa Scalabrini Special Care staffed?
Villa Scalabrini Special Care reports 3.86 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Villa Scalabrini Special Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Villa Scalabrini Special Care have?
Villa Scalabrini Special Care is certified for 58 beds.