The Sequoias
Nursing home in Portola Valley, California, CMS certification number 055466
501 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 · San Mateo County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 43
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $12,703 (1)
Does The Sequoias take Medicare and Medicaid?
The Sequoias is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 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 The Sequoias 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
- 4.13
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.12
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.41
- Weekend total hours
- 2.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 100%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 100%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 7, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 24, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Sequoias 1 time in the past 3 years, for $12,703 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 33 residents live here, about 77% of its 43 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 43
- Average residents per day
- 33
- Certified since
- January 18, 1967
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Sequoias
- Legal business name
- Sequoia Living Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 The Sequoias, 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 The Sequoias
What is the CMS star rating of The Sequoias?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Sequoias accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Sequoias?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Sequoias?
Sequoia Living Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.