Golden Sonora Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Golden Sonora Care Center is a 210-bed for-profit nursing home in Sonora, California, part of Golden SNF Operations. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 52.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Golden Sonora Care Center
19929 Greenley RoadSonora, 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 Golden Sonora Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 187 residents a day, that works out to roughly 470 aide hours a day, or about 59 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.91 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
52.2% of nursing staff at Golden Sonora Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 56.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $56,843 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2024 | Fine | $56,843 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Mar 29, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Golden Sonora Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Golden Sonora Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Golden SNF Operations, 7 homes
- Legal name: Sonora SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 15, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Golden Sonora Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Adventist Health Sonora - D/P SNF Sonora | 1.1 | 68 | 2.80 | 4.71 | 28.4% | 5 | None |
| Golden San Andreas Care Center San Andreas | 21.8 | 99 | 2.53 | 4.09 | 49.5% | 2 | $91,172 |
| Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Oakdale | 30.8 | 115 | 2.56 | 4.19 | 51.4% | 4 | None |
| Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Jackson | 33.7 | 199 | 3.05 | 4.64 | 54.6% | 1 | $28,327 |
| Riverbank Post-Acute Riverbank | 35.8 | 99 | 2.39 | 3.80 | 54.0% | 1 | $73,295 |
| Crestwood Manor Modesto | 39.1 | 194 | 2.97 | 4.44 | 30.8% | 5 | None |
| John C. Fremont Healthcare District Dp/Snf Mariposa · many days without an RN | 39.3 | 16 | 3.80 | 6.53 | 51.2% | 2 | None |
| Golden Modesto Care Center Modesto | 39.6 | 120 | 2.43 | 3.95 | 45.0% | 2 | $182,248 |
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.