Sunnyside Nursing Center
Nursing home in Torrance, California, CMS certification number 056488
22617 S. Vermont Ave, Torrance, CA 90502 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 299
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 10, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 29
- Fines in 3 years
- $233,630 (6)
Does Sunnyside Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sunnyside Nursing 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sunnyside Nursing 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
- 4.80
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.80
- Weekend total hours
- 4.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 10, 2026 and cited 29 deficiencies, plus 14 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 15, 2025, found 18.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sunnyside Nursing Center 6 times in the past 3 years, for $233,630 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 251.3 residents live here, about 84% of its 299 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 299
- Average residents per day
- 251.3
- Certified since
- March 31, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sunnyside Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Family Health & Housing Foundation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Sunnyside Nursing Center
- Vermont Healthcare Center22035 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance 90502
- Harbor Post Acute Care Center21521 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance 90502
- Heritage Rehabilitation Center21414 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance 90502
- Lomita Post-Acute Care Center1955 Lomita Blvd, Lomita 90717
- Palos Verdes Health Care Center26303 Western Ave., Lomita 90717
See also all nursing homes in Torrance.
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, the 12 in Torrance, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sunnyside Nursing 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 Sunnyside Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Sunnyside Nursing Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sunnyside Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sunnyside Nursing Center?
29 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sunnyside Nursing Center?
Family Health & Housing Foundation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.