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Golden Sonora Care Center

19929 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA, 95370

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 555736

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures1 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Golden Snf Operations
Certified beds
210 · avg 183 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
55.6%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
58.8%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $93,308 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
555736
Certified beds
210 beds · avg 183 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Sonora Snf Operations Llc
Chain affiliation
Golden Snf Operations

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Golden Snf Operations chain — 7 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.

Parent entity

Sonora Operations Holdings Llc

Disclosed owners (30 on record)

  • Couve Healthcare Consulting Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Sonora Opco Manager Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Sonora Snf Consulting Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Sonora Snf Operations Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Sonora Snf Realty Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Veritas Health Solutions Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

+ 24 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

March 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Avalon Care Center-sonora, Llc

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

88 health citations on file27 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $93K1 payment denial

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 88)

  • D0770·Apr 2, 2026Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

  • E0684·Apr 2, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • E0550·Mar 12, 2026Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • D0757·Dec 9, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • D0580·Sep 2, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • D0842·Aug 7, 2025Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • D0580·Aug 7, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • E0925·Aug 7, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $57K · 1 payment denial
  • 20231 fine · $36K

Most recent events

  • Feb 26, 2024Payment denial · 21 days · starting Mar 29, 2024
  • Feb 26, 2024Fine · $57K
  • Jun 22, 2023Fine · $36K

Largest single fine on record: $57K.

Fire-safety citations

31 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 7, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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