Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute
Nursing home in Sunnyvale, California, CMS certification number 555444
1150 Tilton Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · Santa Clara County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 18, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $43,176 (1)
Does Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute 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
- 3.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 3.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 45%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 18, 2024 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 18, 2022, found 20.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute 1 time in the past 3 years, for $43,176 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 133.1 residents live here, about 95% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 133.1
- Certified since
- January 3, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute
- Legal business name
- Sunnyvale Community Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute
- Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center797 E Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale 94087
- Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center1291 S Bernardo Avenue, Sunnyvale 94087
- Idylwood Care Center1002 W. Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale 94087
- Mountain View Healthcare Center2530 Solace Place, Mountain View 94040
- Camino Ridge Post-Acute1949 Grant Road, Mountain View 94040
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute, 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 Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sunnyvale Gardens Post Acute?
Sunnyvale Community Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.