Nursing home
Sunnyside Healthcare Center
721 Otis Avenue, Sunnyside, WA 98944 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Sunnyside Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sunnyside, Washington. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.06 hours per resident per day, below the Washington average of 4.39. Its most recent inspection on Nov 22, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $92,827In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunnyside Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Washington and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Washington avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.06 | 4.39 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.88 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.74 | 2.69 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.8% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 17.1 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $92,827, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Sunnyside Healthcare 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
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 9, 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 · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · 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 · Dec 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · 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
- 721 Otis Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944 - CMS certification #
- 505226
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 76.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-06-01
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sunnyside Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 7 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sunnyside Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation Assistance
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
You get three meals a day plus snacks.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
We offer 24/7 personalized healthcare services and functional support within a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility featuring private and semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 5, 2024: referral inspection, complete (health). Case closed Mar 11, 2025. 7 violations cited (3 serious, 4 other). Penalties: $4,800 proposed, $4,800 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wa317981836 - Care Center Sunnyside INC.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 296-800-14005(1). Penalty $1,600 proposed, $1,600 now. To be fixed by Dec 24, 2024.
- Serious: Cited rule 296-800-15030. Penalty $1,600 proposed, $1,600 now. To be fixed by Dec 24, 2024.
- Serious: Cited rule 296-800-16050(1). Penalty $1,600 proposed, $1,600 now. To be fixed by Dec 24, 2024.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-800-16010. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 29, 2024.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-842-16005(1). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 2024.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-901-14010(1). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 29, 2024.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 296-901-14016(1). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Sep 5, 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
- Astria Sunnyside Hospital, Sunnyside. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Linden Post Acute, Toppenish. 15.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sunnyside Home Health, Sunnyside. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 98944 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Mt Adams Kidney Center, Sunnyside, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Zillah Dialysis, Zillah, 14.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 98944.
Heartlinks, office in Grandview, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prosser Public Hospital District Of Benton County, Benton City. 24.1 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, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunnyside Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunnyside Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunnyside Healthcare Center staffed?
Sunnyside Healthcare Center reports 4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Washington average of 4.39.
Has Sunnyside Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunnyside Healthcare Center have?
Sunnyside Healthcare Center is certified for 80 beds.