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Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute

Nursing home in Sunnyvale, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1150 Tilton Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone
(408) 735-7200
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
555444
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
140
Average residents per day
133
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Sunnyvale Community Healthcare LLC
Chain
Pacs Group (277 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 3, 1991
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 555444. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 18, 2024. CMS lists 54 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 28, 2020 to Mar 19, 2025): 7 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 19, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 27, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		K
Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Nov 18, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with…
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 18, 2024Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 54. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $43,176 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Nov 18, 2024Fine: $43,176
Jun 13, 2024Payment denial for 25 days from Aug 31, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.90 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.57 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.38 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.61 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
48%
RN turnover (yearly)
45%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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Idylwood Care Center1002 W. Fremont Avenue · Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · (408) 739-2383 · For-profit30 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Apr 11, 2025 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center797 E Fremont Avenue · Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · (408) 738-4880 · For-profit32 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Aug 11, 2025 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center1291 S Bernardo Avenue · Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · (408) 245-8070 · For-profit67 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Oct 18, 2024 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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