Nursing home report
SUNNYVALE, CA · Medicare-certified · 185 beds
Idylwood Care Center in Sunnyvale has an overall 5-star rating, with strong staffing (5 stars and 6.07 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark), a 4-star health inspection rating, and a 3-star quality measures rating. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, but recent inspection citations included infection control, medication error rates, and drug storage/labeling issues.
Health inspections
Staffing
6.0652 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.0652.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
