The most serious citations on this record
Every nursing-home citation carries a scope-and-severity grade from A (least serious) to L (most serious). The five highest-graded citations at Sunnyside Nursing Center are:
F-0684 · September 10, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date October 2, 2025
F-0689 · May 9, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date May 9, 2025
F-0689 · November 6, 2024 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date November 27, 2024
F-0686 · June 20, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date July 19, 2025
F-0600 · May 9, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date May 9, 2025
What surveyors cited, theme by theme
Grouping the citations by subject shows whether a home's problems are isolated or concentrated in one part of care. At Sunnyside Nursing Center, 15 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Quality of life and daily care
26 citations between October 10, 2023 and June 3, 2026. The most serious was graded J — immediate jeopardy, affecting one or a very small number of residents. Surveyors found a situation that caused — or was likely to cause — serious injury, harm, impairment, or death, and that needed immediate correction. 18 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 26 citations show a recorded correction date.
This group covers the basics of daily care — help with eating, bathing, toileting, repositioning, and timely treatment. Repeated citations here often match what families notice first: call lights unanswered, soiled briefs, missed care.
F-0684 · September 10, 2025 · Grade J — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0689 · May 9, 2025 · Grade J — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0689 · November 6, 2024 · Grade J — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
4 citations between February 9, 2024 and October 22, 2025. The most serious was graded G (actual harm). 3 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
These citations go to the core duty to protect residents. Ask how the home screens and trains staff, how allegations are investigated, and whether the same staff or unit appears in more than one report.
F-0600 · May 9, 2025 · Grade G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0600 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0609 · October 22, 2025 · Grade D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection prevention and control
15 citations between September 22, 2023 and June 3, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). 9 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 15 citations show a recorded correction date.
Infection citations matter because infections are a leading cause of hospital transfer and death in nursing homes. Families should ask how the home tracks infections, isolates sick residents, and tells families when an outbreak starts.
F-0880 · September 22, 2023 · Grade F — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0880 · April 10, 2026 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0880 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
6 citations between February 9, 2024 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 6 citations show a recorded correction date.
Nutrition failures connect directly to weight loss, dehydration, and slow wound healing. Ask for weight records, intake logs, and whether a dietitian reviewed the resident after any decline.
F-0812 · February 15, 2025 · Grade F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0812 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0809 · April 10, 2026 · Grade D — Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Physical environment and safety
3 citations between February 9, 2024 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Environmental citations cover the building itself — safe water temperatures, clean and working equipment, hazard-free spaces. Ask what was repaired, when, and what checks are in place now.
F-0921 · April 10, 2026 · Grade F — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
F-0912 · February 15, 2025 · Grade B — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
F-0912 · February 9, 2024 · Grade B — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Egress
1 citation between February 9, 2024 and February 9, 2024. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0291 · February 9, 2024 · Grade F — Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Resident rights
13 citations between September 22, 2023 and June 6, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 8 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 13 citations show a recorded correction date.
Rights citations cover dignity, choice, privacy, grievances, and being told about changes in condition or care. Ask how the home notifies family of changes and how grievances are logged and answered.
F-0584 · April 10, 2026 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
F-0584 · June 6, 2026 · Grade D — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
F-0563 · June 3, 2026 · Grade D — Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Medication and pharmacy services
8 citations between February 9, 2024 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 8 citations show a recorded correction date.
Medication citations can involve wrong doses, unnecessary drugs, or poor monitoring. Ask for the medication administration record and whether a pharmacist reviewed the resident's drug regimen each month.
F-0759 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
F-0760 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F-0761 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
8 citations between February 9, 2024 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 8 citations show a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
K-0353 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0321 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0331 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems
2 citations between February 9, 2024 and February 15, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0918 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
K-0920 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous
2 citations between February 9, 2024 and February 15, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0741 · February 9, 2024 · Grade E — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
K-0741 · February 15, 2025 · Grade D — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services
1 citation between April 10, 2026 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0511 · April 10, 2026 · Grade E — Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
1 citation between February 15, 2025 and February 15, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
E-0041 · February 15, 2025 · Grade E — Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Assessments and care planning
12 citations between September 25, 2023 and May 5, 2026. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). 8 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 12 citations show a recorded correction date.
Care-plan citations mean the written plan did not match the resident's known risks. Ask whether the care plan changed after each fall, wound, infection, or hospital return — or whether the same plan stayed in place while the resident declined.
F-0657 · May 5, 2026 · Grade D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
F-0842 · May 5, 2026 · Grade D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0641 · April 10, 2026 · Grade D — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Administration and leadership
4 citations between February 15, 2025 and April 10, 2026. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). 2 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Administrative citations suggest the problem sits with management systems, not one staff member. Ask who is responsible for quality oversight and what the home's own quality committee changed afterward.
F-0849 · April 10, 2026 · Grade D — Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
F-0773 · March 17, 2026 · Grade D — Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
F-0865 · September 10, 2025 · Grade D — Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
How to read the severity grades
CMS grades combine how many residents were affected with how much harm occurred. Grades J–L are immediate jeopardy: a situation that caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death. Grades G–I mean a resident was actually harmed. Grades D–F mean no harm was found but the failure could have caused more than minimal harm, and A–C carry only minimal-harm potential. The second dimension matters too: the grade also tells you whether surveyors saw an isolated case, a pattern, or a facility-wide problem.
Survey and penalty timeline
Sunnyside Nursing Center appears in CMS data on 34 survey dates between September 22, 2023 and June 6, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
June 6, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 3, 2026
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 5, 2026
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 10, 2026
Standard health survey — 15 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 10, 2026
Fire-safety survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 17, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 5, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 20, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 22, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 10, 2025
Complaint health survey — 4 citations, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
July 24, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 9, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 20, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
June 6, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 9, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
March 11, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 27, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 15, 2025
Health survey including complaint investigations — 18 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
February 15, 2025
Fire-safety survey — 7 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
January 7, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 6, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
October 29, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 4, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 25, 2024
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 25, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 8, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 9, 2024
Health survey including complaint investigations — 13 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 9, 2024
Fire-safety survey — 6 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 18, 2023
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 22, 2023
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade G (actual harm)
November 21, 2023
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 10, 2023
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade G (actual harm)
September 25, 2023
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 22, 2023
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
August 17, 2026 — Fine of $19,610
September 10, 2025 — Fine of $17,345
June 6, 2025 — Fine of $61,770
June 6, 2025 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 9 days from July 22, 2025
May 9, 2025 — Fine of $25,571
February 15, 2025 — Fine of $72,173
February 15, 2025 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 18 days from March 18, 2025
October 29, 2024 — Fine of $37,161
Payment denials are the stronger federal sanction: CMS stops paying for new admissions until the home corrects the problems. Sunnyside Nursing Center has 2 denial periods on record totalling 27 days.
How Sunnyside Nursing Center compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Sunnyside Nursing Center with the median reviewed facility in Los Angeles County (181 homes in this research set) and across California (350 homes), using the same CMS data. On health citations alone, Sunnyside Nursing Center sits above 60% of its reviewed county peers — in the worse half of the county.
Measure
This home
Los Angeles Co. median
California median
Health citations on record
91
84
74
Citations from complaint investigations
49
31
27
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
9
3
2
Immediate-jeopardy citations
3
1
0
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$233,630
$57,906
$43,467
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
8
3
2
What families should ask Sunnyside Nursing Center
- Ask why CMS flags Sunnyside Nursing Center with its abuse icon, which citations produced the flag, and what staffing or supervision changes followed.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the quality of life and daily care citations — most recently F-0689 on November 6, 2024 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation citations — most recently F-0600 on May 9, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the infection prevention and control citations — most recently F-0880 on September 22, 2023 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the food, nutrition, and hydration citations — most recently F-0812 on February 15, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 6 totalling $233,630, the most recent dated August 17, 2026 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Sunnyside Nursing Center first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Sunnyside Nursing Center connected to the same kind of issue your family noticed?
Records to preserve
Connect this record to what your family saw
A citation record is context. The warning sign your family noticed is the starting point for a resident-specific review — match the two, then preserve the records listed above. Start with how facility research works.
Warning sign
Bed sores
Warning sign
Falls
Warning sign
Bruises
Warning sign
Weight loss
Facility research
Inspection deficiencies
Facility research
Civil penalties
Facility research
Abuse citations
Facility research
Complaint surveys
CMS facility facts
CMS certification number
056488
Legal business name
FAMILY HEALTH & HOUSING FOUNDATION
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
March 31, 1974
Chain name
Not listed
Certified beds
299
Average residents per day
234.9
Overall CMS rating
1 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
3 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
5.02621
Total nursing staff turnover
54.6%
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Sunnyside Nursing Center uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Sunnyside Nursing Center abused or neglected any resident. A citation, fine, or rating becomes meaningful only when it is compared with the resident's own chart, the facility's explanation, and source documents with dates and outcome status.
Citation and penalty detail on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data health-deficiency, fire-safety, and penalties datasets, pulled October 12, 2026. Figures describe the facility's public inspection record; they do not by themselves prove what happened to any individual resident.
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