Golden Sonora Care Center
Nursing home in Sonora, California, CMS certification number 555736
19929 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370 · Tuolumne County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 210
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 29
- Fines in 3 years
- $56,843 (1)
Does Golden Sonora Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Golden Sonora Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Golden Sonora Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.30
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.61
- Weekend total hours
- 3.87
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 53.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 7, 2025 and cited 29 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 20, 2024, found 15.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Golden Sonora Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $56,843 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 188.2 residents live here, about 90% of its 210 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 210
- Average residents per day
- 188.2
- Certified since
- June 15, 1999
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Golden Sonora Care Center
- Legal business name
- Sonora SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Golden SNF Operations, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Golden Sonora Care Center
- Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF179 South Fairview Lane, Sonora 95370
- Golden San Andreas Care Center900 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas 95249
- Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center275 South Oak Avenue, Oakdale 95361
- Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center811 Court Street, Jackson 95642
- Riverbank Post-Acute2649 Topeka Street, Riverbank 95367
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Golden Sonora Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Golden Sonora Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Golden Sonora Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Golden Sonora Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Golden Sonora Care Center?
29 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Golden Sonora Care Center?
Sonora SNF Operations LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.