THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER
THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER, in SUNLAND, California, holds 67 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1976-11-08, averaging 64.5 residents a day.
Has THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 44 health-inspection deficiencies for THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-18.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | F |
| 2025-12-18 | F0700, F0759, F0761, F0808, F0842 | 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2025-12-18 | F0604, F0641, F0690, F0880 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-12-18 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2024-10-24 | F0550, F0558, F0697, F0755, F0756, F0757, F0760, F0812, F0814, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-10-24 | F0578, F0686, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 |
| 2024-10-24 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2024-05-22 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2024-05-22 | F0656, F0711, F0755 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2024-03-14 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-02-14 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2023-11-02 | F0689, F0755, F0761, F0812, F0880 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-11-02 | F0604, F0656, F0695, F0758, F0760, F0842 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2023-11-02 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2023-11-01 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
How is THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.14219 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 14.8 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 64.5 | 87.9 |
Who owns THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER?
THE HILLS HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SUNLAND SNF LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SUNLAND INVESTMENTS, LLC | since 06/01/2019 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BERGER, RUTH, BERGER, STEVEN | since 06/01/2019 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | BANAFSHEHA, RABIE | since 06/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CITRUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., AGESYAN, ANI, BOGIKIAN, AZAT, CAMPOS, ROSARIO, CORTEZ, RONALD, GHAZARIAN, MARIANNA, SAHAKYAN, NAREK | since 03/01/2015 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | CITRUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., SH HEALTHCARE PROPERTY, LLC, SHADOW HILLS SUBLANDLORD, LLC, AGESYAN, ANI, BOGIKIAN, AZAT, CAMPOS, ROSARIO, CLARIZIO, DINO, CLARIZIO, MICHAEL, CLARIZIO, ORLANDO, CORTEZ, RONALD, GHAZARIAN, MARIANNA, SAHAKYAN, NAREK | since 03/28/2025 |
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