Davita Valley Dialysis Center
A dialysis facility in Van Nuys, California 91405
6840 Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 101, Van Nuys, California 91405. (818) 779-1450.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s star rating
- 3of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 32 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Dec 22, 2025: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 22, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Pe - Comfortable Temperature
The inspectors’ words, 550 words
“PE-COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE CFR(s): 494.60(c)(2) The dialysis facility must: (i) Maintain a comfortable temperature within the facility; and (ii) Make reasonable accommodations for the patients who are not comfortable at this temperature. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 51860 Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain a comfortable room temperature for two of three sampled patients (Patient 1 and Patient 3) when the facility HVAC (HVAC - heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, the systems that control a building’s indoor temperature) vents (an opening that allows air to pass out of or into a confined space) were directly blowing cold air at Patient 1 and Patient 3 in their respective dialysis (a treatment to cleanse the blood of wastes and extra fluids artificially through a machine when the kidney(s) have failed) treatment chairs. This deficient practice had the potential to create an environment that increases the risk of healthcare-associated infections (an invasion of organisms that can cause illness) and compromised the comfort of Patient 1 and Patient 3. Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview on 12/22/2025 at 12:45 p.m. with Facility Administrator (FA) 1 in the patient treatment area, FA 1 verified the thermostat readings were 69 degrees Fahrenheit (a unit of measure for temperature) on the thermostat by the nurse’s station and 72 degrees Fahrenheit on the thermostat by patient treatment chair station #9. FA 1 stated the thermostats were recently set to be between 70 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit, with an allowance of +/- 2 degrees. FA 1 stated the treatment area temperatures were within the expected temperature range. During an interview on 12/22/2025 at 12:57 p.m. with Patient 1, Patient 1 stated the facility was very cold. Patient 1 stated she tolerated the cold but did not like being cold during a dialysis treatment. During an interview on 12/22/2025 at 1:02 p.m. with Patient 3, Patient 3 stated the dialysis treatment area was very cold. Patient 3 stated she had complained to various staff members about the temperature but had not seen a change. Patient 3 stated, “It’s the vents. They could at least try to aim the vents so they’re not hitting us directly. We’re always with a cold because the air from the vents just hits us constantly. I wish they could just keep the vents from blowing straight on us. Staff takes care of us, it’s just the vents that make it so cold in this place.” During a concurrent observation and interview on 12/22/2025 at 1:12 p.m. with Registered Nurse (RN) 1 at patient station 23, air from a vent was observed to be directly aimed at the treatment chair. RN 1 stated station 23 felt very cold due to the air from the vent blowing directly toward the treatment chair and chairside dialysis machine. RN 1 stated, “Yes, they (patients) complain. Because it is cold. All I can do is remind the patients to bring blankets.” During a review of the facility’s policy and procedure (P&P) titled, “Physical Environment,” revised April 2018, the P&P indicated, “The dialysis facility will be designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained to provide dialysis patients, teammates, and the public a safe, functional, and comfortable treatment environment,” and “The dialysis facility will take reasonable steps to: Maintain a comfortable temperature within the facility.””
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Dec 1, 1978.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: DaVita.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 32 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- In CMS’s survey, patients rate its staff 2 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the DaVita chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 2 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; blood transfusions, worse than expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, better than expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year of dialysis, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s survey of in-center hemodialysis patients (42 interviews, Oct 18, 2024 to Jul 11, 2025): 66% rated the facility 9 or 10 out of 10.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
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| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 213 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Los Angeles County, 206 have a star rating from CMS: 18 rated 5 of 5, 32 rated 4 of 5, 85 rated 3 of 5, 43 rated 2 of 5, 28 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 2 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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