Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Valley of the Moon Post Acute
347 Andrieux St, Sonoma, CA 95476 · Map
For profit - Individual · 27 certified beds
Valley of the Moon Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sonoma, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.03 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Oct 11, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Valley of the Moon 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) | 5.03 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.65 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 20.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at Valley of the Moon 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
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 · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 28, 2023 - 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 · Jul 28, 2023 - 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 · Jul 28, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2019 - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2019
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
- 347 Andrieux St
Sonoma, CA 95476 - CMS certification #
- 555258
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 27
- Avg residents/day
- 26.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1986-12-19
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Valley of the Moon 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sonoma Post Acute, Sonoma. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- By The Bay Health, Sonoma. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95476 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Napa Dialysis Center, Napa, 9.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Napa Dialysis, Napa, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Silverado Dialysis, Napa, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95476.
Providence At Home With Compassus Hospice Care, Sonoma County, office in Petaluma, 9.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Care Must Hospice, office in Napa, 9.4 miles away, straight line
Providence At Home With Compassus Hospice And Palliative Care Napa Valley, office in Napa, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shara Yurkiewicz, MD, Cotati. 13.8 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire 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 |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 Valley of the Moon Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Valley of the Moon Post Acute an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Valley of the Moon Post Acute staffed?
Valley of the Moon Post Acute reports 5.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Valley of the Moon Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Valley of the Moon Post Acute have?
Valley of the Moon Post Acute is certified for 27 beds.