Nursing home
Sunny Hills Post Acute
12200 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities) · 142 certified beds
Sunny Hills Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Mirada, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.12 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Oct 31, 2024 cited 26 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $89,134In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunny Hills Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.12 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.72 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.6% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 26.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $89,134, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Sunny Hills Post Acute
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 12200 La Mirada Blvd.
La Mirada, CA 90638 - CMS certification #
- 055737
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 142
- Avg residents/day
- 133.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-10-01
- Chain
- David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of David & Frank Johnson
David & Frank Johnson operates 45 nursing facilities across the United States. View all David & Frank Johnson facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sunny Hills Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Smoke-free.
non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Whittier. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Imperial Healthcare Center, La Mirada. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Home Health, La Mirada. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90638 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Telegraph Dialysis, La Mirada, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Whittier Dialysis, Whittier, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Maybrook Dialysis, Whittier, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 153 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90638.
Hospice Of Presbyterian, office in La Mirada, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Jbns Consulting, LLC, office in La Mirada, 2.9 miles away, straight line
Premium Hospice, Inc., office in Norwalk, 3.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pih Health Physicians, La Mirada. 0.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunny Hills Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunny Hills Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunny Hills Post Acute staffed?
Sunny Hills Post Acute reports 4.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Sunny Hills Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 26 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunny Hills Post Acute have?
Sunny Hills Post Acute is certified for 142 beds.