Sunnyside Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunnyside Nursing Center is a 299-bed nonprofit nursing home in Torrance, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the California average of 2.65, and 52.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Sunnyside Nursing Center
22617 S. Vermont AveTorrance, CA 90502
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sunnyside Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.83 hours per resident per day, 7% above the California average. With about 247 residents a day, that works out to roughly 700 aide hours a day, or about 88 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.83 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.71 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.94 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.33 | 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 Sunnyside Nursing 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 63.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 30 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $214,020 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Fine | $61,770 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 9 days from Jul 22, 2025 |
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $25,571 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Fine | $72,173 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Mar 18, 2025 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Fine | $37,161 |
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. Sunnyside Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Sunnyside Nursing Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Family Health & Housing Foundation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sunnyside Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vermont Healthcare Center Torrance | 0.5 | 200 | 2.32 | 4.31 | 51.1% | 1 | $158,506 |
| Harbor Post Acute Care Center Torrance | 0.8 | 127 | 2.64 | 3.93 | 20.2% | 3 | None |
| Heritage Rehabilitation Center Torrance | 0.9 | 161 | 2.74 | 4.65 | 30.5% | 2 | $179,687 |
| Lomita Post-Acute Care Center Lomita | 1.9 | 71 | 2.33 | 4.11 | 35.3% | 3 | None |
| Palos Verdes Health Care Center Lomita | 2.8 | 48 | 2.62 | 4.42 | 58.6% | 2 | $97,006 |
| Beachside Post Acute Torrance | 2.9 | 110 | 2.52 | 4.19 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp Torrance | 2.9 | 40 | 3.20 | 8.46 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| Bay Crest Care Center Torrance · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.8 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.81 | 56.4% | 1 | $124,336 |
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.