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SUNNYVALE GARDENS POST ACUTE

SUNNYVALE, CA · Medicare-certified · 140 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall

Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute has an overall 3 out of 5 stars, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 3-star staffing, and 5-star quality measures. It has a recent federal penalty with $43,176 in fines, and reported nurse staffing is 3.93 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.9288 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $43,176recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9288.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.55
Licensed practical nurses
0.92
Nurse aides
2.45
Weekend nursing
3.64

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 48%
Registered nurse turnover: 58%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

3.8%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0.3%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

0.6%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

5.9%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

4.3%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

7%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

7.8%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

2%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K

The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited November 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F

The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: F

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2020 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $43,176 was recorded.

  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 18 health deficiencies.

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  6. PENALTY

    A federal payment denial was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $43,176 in total fines · 1 payment denial.

  • Federal fine

    Nov 18, 2024

    $43,176
  • Medicare/Medicaid payment denial

    Jun 13, 2024

    25 days

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of PACS GROUP · 279 homes · 3 stars avg
Occupancy
133.1 residents on an average day (95% of 140 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 35 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.