Nursing home
Sunny Village Care Center
1428 S. Marengo Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds
Sunny Village Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Alhambra, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.18 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jan 30, 2025 cited 23 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunny Village Care Center 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) | 5.18 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.23 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 21.7% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 17, 2026
What inspectors found at Sunny Village Care Center
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 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 · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 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 · Mar 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 · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 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
- 1428 S. Marengo Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91803 - CMS certification #
- 055203
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 93.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sunny Village Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 7 inspections by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health since 2023; latest score 99, grade A (June 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health: Sunny Village Care Center
- Jun 1, 2026 (routine inspection): score 99, grade A.
1 violation
- Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Sep 2, 2025 (routine inspection): score 97, grade A.
3 violations
- Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
- Apr 30, 2025 (routine inspection): score 96, grade A.
3 violations
- Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
- Dec 4, 2024 (routine inspection): score 97, grade A.
3 violations
- Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas, use
- May 21, 2024 (routine inspection): score 92, grade A.
7 violations
- Impoundment of unsanitary equipment or food
- Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
- Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
- Jan 30, 2024 (routine inspection): score 96, grade A.
4 violations
- Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Premises; personal/cleaning items; vermin-proofing
- Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Nov 8, 2023 (routine inspection): score 92, grade A.
7 violations
- Nonfood-contact surfaces clean and in good repair
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
- Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
- Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
- Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Score: Out of 100; points are taken off for each violation. Grade: A is 90-100, B is 80-89, C is 70-79. Below 70 is a numerical score card. Points: Points the county took off for the violation; 4 points is a major (critical) risk factor violation. The county's permit categories cover restaurants and markets; licensed health facility and care home kitchens appear only when the community holds a restaurant permit.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Royal Gardens Healthcare, Alhambra. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bethany Home Health Care, Alhambra. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Health Care 21. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91803 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bma San Gabriel, Alhambra, 0.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Bma San Gabriel Valley Pd Clinic, Alhambra, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc-Alhambra, Alhambra, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 107 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91803.
Santa Rosa Hospice, office in Alhambra, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Allied Hospice, office in Alhambra, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Calstro Hospice Los Angeles, office in Alhambra, 1.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dan Tran, MD, Rosemead. 2.6 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunny Village Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunny Village Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunny Village Care Center staffed?
Sunny Village Care Center reports 5.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Sunny Village Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunny Village Care Center have?
Sunny Village Care Center is certified for 99 beds.