Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF is a 68-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sonora, California, part of Adventist Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the California average of 2.65, and 28.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF
179 South Fairview LaneSonora, CA 95370
Tuolumne County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF, nurse aides logged 2.80 hours per resident per day, 6% above the California average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 175 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.71 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.01 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
28.4% of nursing staff at Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Adventist Health, 5 homes
- Legal name: Sonora Community Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 7, 1985
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Golden Sonora Care Center Sonora | 1.1 | 210 | 2.52 | 3.91 | 52.2% | 1 | $56,843 |
| Golden San Andreas Care Center San Andreas | 21.1 | 99 | 2.53 | 4.09 | 49.5% | 2 | $91,172 |
| Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Oakdale | 29.8 | 115 | 2.56 | 4.19 | 51.4% | 4 | None |
| Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Jackson | 33.0 | 199 | 3.05 | 4.64 | 54.6% | 1 | $28,327 |
| Riverbank Post-Acute Riverbank | 34.8 | 99 | 2.39 | 3.80 | 54.0% | 1 | $73,295 |
| Crestwood Manor Modesto | 38.1 | 194 | 2.97 | 4.44 | 30.8% | 5 | None |
| Golden Modesto Care Center Modesto | 38.6 | 120 | 2.43 | 3.95 | 45.0% | 2 | $182,248 |
| River View Post Acute Modesto | 39.0 | 99 | 2.54 | 4.12 | 55.7% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.