Services Available: The facility sits on Roscoe Boulevard close to Topanga Canyon Boulevard, both busy thoroughfares. Sitting at the bottom of a driveway behind another long-term care facility, the stucco building is somewhat hidden and quiet. Pruned rosebushes line a low wall in the front yard. We thought the archway looked charming with...

Services Available: Holiday Manor Care Center, located in west San Fernando Valley, is a secure facility for people with dementia. A low cement wall encases the light brown building and its three patios. Two of the patios frame the entrance. The largest is located in the backyard, complete with greenery and wooden patio tables and chairs....

Services Available: West Hills Health & Rehabilitation occupies an idyllic spot on the border of Canoga Park and West Hills. A community park across the street draws residents—if, at the very least, for the scene: benches shaded by trees front the Roman-style building. Inside, a stately quality informs the d�cor; a large chand...

Services Available: Generations Healthcare of Canoga Park sits right where the West Hills have slipped into the San Fernando Valley. By joining up with the Generations Healthcare network, the facility went through a complete remodel in 2005.A white picket fence protects the rose garden—along with other flowers, bushes and trees. Ins...

Services Available: The time will come when we all have to reach out for help. It may happen after an accident or an unexpected visit to the hospital. It could occur after 70 years and you never had a single sick day in your life. Or you may need special help when you bring a new baby home, or with a child home sick from school or fol...