Chatsworth Park Health Care Center
CHATSWORTH PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER in CHATSWORTH, CA — inspection on February 24, 2026.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
cleanliness, safety, and neat appearance of our residents.
056351 02/24/2026
Chatsworth Park Health Care Center 10610 Owensmouth Chatsworth, CA 91311
Monitoring and Management, last reviewed on 1/15/2026 indicated a licensed nurse will
Measuring the skin injury; 3) Describing the nature of the injury; 4) Describing the location of the skin
056351 02/24/2026
Chatsworth Park Health Care Center 10610 Owensmouth Chatsworth, CA 91311
During a concurrent observation and interview on 2/24/2026 at 9:37 a.m., with LVN 1, LVN 1 stated that she provides direct resident care to residents. LVN 1 stated that her fingernails were long and extended past her fingertips. LVN 1 stated that she was aware that staff fingernails are required to be kept short for infection control purposes.
When asked why her fingernails were long and extended past her fingertips, LVN 1 stated that she had just had her nails done.
During an interview on 2/24/2026 at 9:49 a.m., with the Infection Preventionist (IP), the IP stated that nursing staff who provide direct resident care should not have long fingernails and that fingernails should not extended past the fingertips.
The IP further stated that staff should keep their fingernails short and trimmed for infection control to help decrease the risk of infection and to promote resident safety by protecting residents' skin integrity.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedures (P&P) titled, Infection Control, last reviewed on 1/15/2026, the P&P indicated the infection prevention and control program is a facility wide effort involving all disciplines and individuals and is an integral part of the quality assurance and performance improvement program.
Under Goal: Decrease the risk of infection to residents and personnel; Recognize infection control practices while providing care; Monitor personnel health and safety.
The infection prevention and control program is comprehensive in that it addresses detection, prevention, and control of infections among residents and personnel.
During a review of the facility's Skilled Nursing Facility Employee Handbook, last updated on 9/1/2021, the Skilled Nursing Facility Employee Handbook indicated under personal appearance and uniforms: For safety and infection control, dietary employees and those who provide direct resident care must keep their fingernails clean and trimmed.
Fingernails must not extend beyond the end of each finger.