Sunnyside Nursing Center, Torrance, California
- 91
- Citations from health inspectionsCalifornia average: 50 a home
- 9
- Residents harmed or put in dangerCalifornia average: 1.2 a home
- $233,630
- Fines from the federal governmentCalifornia average: $23,986 a home
- 1 out of 5
- Overall rating in starsCalifornia average: 3.2
The figures come from Medicare Care Compare files released October 8, 2026 by CMS, the federal Medicare agency. The citations span each home's three most recent inspection cycles plus their complaint visits, going back to March 2017 at the earliest; the fines span about three years, beginning September 2023. Browse the CMS files
31 inspection visits produced 91 citations. Residents were in immediate danger in three findings. Residents were found hurt in six cases. Federal fines came to $233,630 (six fines). Two times, Medicare stopped paying for new admissions.
A candidate for Special Focus. For its list of nursing homes with past poor inspection results, CMS has named this home a candidate.
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- The home's overall star rating
- 1 out of 5
- Rating for health inspections
- 1 out of 5
- Rating for staffing
- 3 out of 5
- Rating for quality of care
- 3 out of 5
- Nurse time for each resident
- 4.94 hours each dayThe California average is 4.52 hours
- Time from registered nurses
- 0.40 hours each dayThe California average is 0.67 hours
- Nursing staff who left during one year
- 52.2%against the California average of 36.7%
- Beds that are certified
- 299
- Ownership
- Corporation (non profit)
- Chain
- This home is not part of a chain
- Street address
- 22617 S. Vermont Ave, Torrance, California 90502
- County
- Los Angeles
Each inspection's citations
Every citation marks a federal rule inspectors found broken, along with its seriousness and the number of residents affected.
One citation dated June 6, 2026
- F584 A Safe, Clean, Homelike Room: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Three citations dated June 3, 2026
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F677 Help With Daily Living: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F563 Right to Visitors of Own Choosing: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Three citations dated May 5, 2026
- F842 Medical Records and Privacy: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F677 Help With Daily Living: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F657 Updating the Care Plan on Time: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
15 citations dated April 10, 2026
- F921 A Safe, Clean Building: risk of harm, no one found hurt, widespread.
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F849 Arrange Hospice Care When Needed: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F842 Medical Records and Privacy: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F812 Food Storage and Kitchen Safety: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F809 Meals and Snacks at Preferred Times: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F791 Dental Services for Residents: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F761 Labeling and Locking Up Medicines: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F759 Medication Error Rate of 5 Percent or More: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F755 Pharmacy Services: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F677 Help With Daily Living: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F641 Accurate Resident Assessments: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F584 A Safe, Clean, Homelike Room: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F558 Meeting Residents' Needs and Preferences: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F550 Dignity and Resident Rights: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
One citation dated March 17, 2026
- F773 Order Laboratory Tests and Report Results Promptly: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Dec. 5, 2025
- F557 Respect, Dignity, and Personal Belongings: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Nov. 20, 2025
- F689 Accident Hazards and Supervision: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Oct. 22, 2025
- F609 Reporting Suspected Abuse: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Four citations dated Sept. 10, 2025
- F865 Written Quality Improvement Plan: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F684 Quality of Care: immediate danger to residents, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F656 A Complete Care Plan: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F558 Meeting Residents' Needs and Preferences: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Two citations dated July 24, 2025
One citation dated July 9, 2025
- F690 Bladder, Bowel and Catheter Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Two citations dated June 20, 2025
Two citations dated June 6, 2025
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F825 Specialized Rehabilitation Services: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Two citations dated May 9, 2025
Two citations dated March 11, 2025
- F657 Updating the Care Plan on Time: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F585 Right to File Complaints Without Retaliation: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Feb. 27, 2025
- F684 Quality of Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
18 citations dated Feb. 15, 2025
- F912 Minimum Bedroom Size per Resident: minimal risk to residents, a pattern, several residents.
- F887 Coronavirus Vaccine Education, Offering, and Records: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F883 Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F881 Antibiotic Use Monitoring Program: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F867 Ongoing Quality Review Group and Correction Plans: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F812 Food Storage and Kitchen Safety: risk of harm, no one found hurt, widespread, found on a complaint visit.
- F803 Menus That Meet Nutrition Needs: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F761 Labeling and Locking Up Medicines: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F760 Significant Medication Errors: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F759 Medication Error Rate of 5 Percent or More: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F689 Accident Hazards and Supervision: residents were harmed, one or a few residents.
- F686 Pressure Ulcer (Bedsore) Care: residents were harmed, one or a few residents.
- F684 Quality of Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F658 Care That Meets Professional Standards: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F644 Coordinate Assessments With Mental Health Screening Program: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F557 Respect, Dignity, and Personal Belongings: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F550 Dignity and Resident Rights: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
Two citations dated Jan. 7, 2025
One citation dated Nov. 6, 2024
- F689 Accident Hazards and Supervision: immediate danger to residents, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Oct. 29, 2024
- F656 A Complete Care Plan: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Sept. 4, 2024
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Three citations dated July 25, 2024
- F881 Antibiotic Use Monitoring Program: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F684 Quality of Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated June 25, 2024
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated May 8, 2024
- F694 Safe Fluids Given Through a Vein: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
13 citations dated Feb. 9, 2024
- F912 Minimum Bedroom Size per Resident: minimal risk to residents, a pattern, several residents.
- F881 Antibiotic Use Monitoring Program: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F812 Food Storage and Kitchen Safety: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F804 Food Taste and Temperature: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F761 Labeling and Locking Up Medicines: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F755 Pharmacy Services: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F697 Pain Management: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F692 Enough Food and Fluids: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F687 Proper Foot Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
- F684 Quality of Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F600 Freedom From Abuse and Neglect: risk of harm, no one found hurt, a pattern, several residents.
- F550 Dignity and Resident Rights: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents.
Two citations dated Dec. 18, 2023
- F690 Bladder, Bowel and Catheter Care: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
- F557 Respect, Dignity, and Personal Belongings: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Nov. 22, 2023
- F689 Accident Hazards and Supervision: residents were harmed, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Nov. 21, 2023
- F880 Infection Prevention and Control: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Oct. 10, 2023
- F684 Quality of Care: residents were harmed, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
One citation dated Sept. 25, 2023
- F842 Medical Records and Privacy: risk of harm, no one found hurt, one or a few residents, found on a complaint visit.
Two citations dated Sept. 22, 2023
Payment Denials and Fines
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 17, 2026 | Fine | $19,610 |
| Sept. 10, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| June 6, 2025 | Fine | $61,770 |
| June 6, 2025 | Payment denial for new admissions | nine days |
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $25,571 |
| Feb. 15, 2025 | Fine | $72,173 |
| Feb. 15, 2025 | Payment denial for new admissions | 18 days |
| Oct. 29, 2024 | Fine | $37,161 |
Ownership and Management of the Home
- The home is run by Family Health & Housing Foundation (operational or managerial control).
- The home is run by Quality Health Services Corporation (operational or managerial control).
- The home is run by Rehab Alliance (operational or managerial control).
- The direct 100% owner is Family Health & Housing Foundation.
The CMS Care Compare files, updated every month, provide provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, and ownership. The CMS certification number is 056488. Other homes in California.