Nursing home
Sunnyside Care Center
7000 Collamer Rd, East Syracuse, NY 13057 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Mayer Family (11 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Sunnyside Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Syracuse, New York. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.83 hours per resident per day, above the New York average of 3.65. Its most recent inspection on Sep 12, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $12,155In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunnyside Care Center compares
This facility vs. the New York and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New York avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.83 | 3.65 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.18 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.7% | 40.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 7.6 | 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 September 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 10, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $12,155, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Sunnyside 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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · 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 · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 12, 2025 · 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 · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · 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 · Feb 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · 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
- 7000 Collamer Rd
East Syracuse, NY 13057 - CMS certification #
- 335409
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 73.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-01-01
- Chain
- The Mayer Family (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Mayer Family
The Mayer Family operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Mayer Family facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sunnyside Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2015
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 21, 2015 to Nov 18, 2017. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,254 owed to 38 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sunnyside Care Center, LLC. Case 1836173.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 2, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 18, 2024. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $6,452 proposed, $2,903 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sunnyside Care Center, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $4,839 proposed, $2,903 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2024.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2024.
- Other than serious: Injury and illness log forms (OSHA 300 and 301) (1904.29(b)(1)). Penalty $1,613 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Joseph'S Hospital Health Center, Syracuse. 6.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Onondaga Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Minoa. 2.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hcr Home Care, East Syracuse. 2.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 13057 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc St. Joseph'S - Northeast, Fayetteville, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc St. Joseph'S - Regional, Syracuse, 6.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Central New York Dialysis Center, Syracuse, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 13057.
Hospice Of Central New York, office in Liverpool, 7.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- St Josephs Medical PC, Fayetteville. 4.9 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunnyside Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Care Center staffed?
Sunnyside Care Center reports 3.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New York average of 3.65.
Has Sunnyside Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunnyside Care Center have?
Sunnyside Care Center is certified for 80 beds.