Northridge Care Center
NORTHRIDGE CARE CENTER in RESEDA, CA — inspection on February 25, 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
response to intervention until the team agrees that fluid intake and relating factors are resolved.
056412 02/25/2026
Northridge Care Center 7836 Reseda Blvd Reseda, CA 91335
During a review of Resident 2's Fall
thereafter, observe the resident status in the 11 clinical condition parameters listed below by
greater, the resident should be considered at high risk for potential falls.
Prevention protocol should be initiated immediately and documented on the care plan.Ambulation/elimination status was marked as: Ambulatory (able to walk)/Continent (the ability to voluntarily control to urinate or have a bowel movement).Systolic blood pressure was marked as: No noted drop between lying and standing.
During a review of Resident 2's Fall Risk Evaluation dated 12/22/2025, the Fall Risk Evaluation score indicated a score of eight (8 - not considered at high risk at potential falls).
During an interview on 2/24/2026 at 11:20 a.m., in Resident 2's room, Resident 2 stated that sometimes Resident 2 went to the bathroom alone without staff's assistance and was able to self-clean.
During a concurrent interview and record review on 2/25/2026 at 10:42 a.m., with Minimum Data Set Nurse 1 (MDSN), reviewed Resident 2's Fall Risk Evaluation dated 12/22/2025. MDSN 1 stated that MDSN 1 completed Resident 2's Fall Risk Evaluation.
When MDSN 1 was asked how MDSN 1 obtained Resident 2's systolic blood pressure to compare lying and standing when performing the Fall Risk Evaluation, MDSN 1 stated that she (MDSN 1) did not measure Resident 2's systolic blood pressure when lying and standing. MDSN 1 stated that she used data with the blood pressure summaries done by the other nurses, but there were no records for Resident 2's standing blood pressures, so the Fall Risk Evaluation was not done correctly to assess Resident 2's fall risks.
During a review of the facility's P&P titled, Promoting Safety, Reducing Falls, last reviewed on 11/20/2025, the P&P indicated, If caregivers are to prevent falls, they must have a working knowledge of the key factors that determine which residents are most at risk.
Gait and balance disturbances.
These are the second leading cause of falls, and it's important for caregivers to continually observe every resident's gait and balance.
Changes in gait balance can be accompanied to prevent falls.
Caregivers must constantly remind the residents to rise slowly from a lying or sitting position.
This allows the circulatory system time to adjust to the change in position, preventing light-headedness.
056412 02/25/2026
Northridge Care Center 7836 Reseda Blvd Reseda, CA 91335
Orders on 12/30/2025 did not follow the protocol.
The ADON stated the ADON could not tell if the
may only be received by licensed personnel.
Orders must be reduced to writing by the person
instructions from the physician, date, time, and the signature and title of the person transcribing the information.
Telephone orders must be countersigned by the physician during his or her next visit or electronically.