Sarasota, FL

Sunnyside Nursing Home

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 2 recent health deficiencies

5201 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, FL

(941) 371-2729

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Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

60

Certified beds

Average residents

49

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Non-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2003-07-14

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

1.17

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.21

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

3.03

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

5.40

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

2.38

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

4.77

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.64

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.17

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.22

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

5.64

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.31

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

29%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

28%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

1,662

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

54.92

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0099

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

3.96

Baseline 22.87% · Performance 20.26% · Measure score 3.96 · Achievement 2.52 · Improvement 3.96

Healthcare-associated infections

0

Baseline 6.35% · Performance 7.75% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

10

Baseline 27.40% · Performance 23.94% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9

Adjusted total nurse staffing

8.01

Baseline 5.35 hours · Performance 5.36 hours · Measure score 8.01 · Achievement 8.01 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 10.32%
10.72%
0.4 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 308 · Observed rate 7.47% · Lower 95% interval 7.96%
Discharge to community 66.61%
50.57%
16 pts better
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 321 · Observed rate 68.54% · Lower 95% interval 61.43%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.98
1.02
About the same
Drug regimen review with follow-up 86.81%
95.27%
8.5 pts worse
Numerator 158 · Denominator 182
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 182
Discharge self-care score 84.47%
53.69%
30.8 pts better
Numerator 136 · Denominator 161
Discharge mobility score 53.42%
50.94%
2.5 pts better
Numerator 86 · Denominator 161
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 0%
2.29%
2.3 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 182 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 7.75%
7.12%
0.6 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 187 · Observed rate 5.88% · Lower 95% interval 4.72%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 0%
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
Numerator 0 · Denominator 272
Staff flu vaccination coverage 20.34%
42%
21.7 pts worse
Numerator 59 · Denominator 290
Discharge function score 72.67%
56.45%
16.2 pts better
Numerator 117 · Denominator 161
Transfer of health information to provider 100%
95.95%
4 pts better
Numerator 20 · Denominator 20
Transfer of health information to patient 100%
96.28%
3.7 pts better
Numerator 142 · Denominator 142
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 24.73%
25.2%
0.5 pts worse
Numerator 23 · Denominator 93

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.8
2.1
1.3 pts better
1.9
1.1 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.4
1.2
0.8 pts better
1.8
1.4 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.4 · Observed 0.3 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
97.8%
2.2 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
99.2%
0.8 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.3%
2.6%
4.7 pts worse
3.3%
4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.8% · Q2 5.7% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 3.2% · 4Q avg 7.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
3.7%
3.7 pts better
11.4%
11.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.8%
5.9%
4.1 pts better
5.4%
3.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 3.3% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.7%
15.7%
5 pts worse
19.6%
1.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.2% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 18.5% · Q4 23.1% · 4Q avg 20.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.9%
9.8%
5.1 pts worse
16.7%
1.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.2% · Q2 15.4% · Q3 13.0% · Q4 13.0% · 4Q avg 14.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.0%
About the same
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 17.7%
11.7%
6 pts worse
16.3%
1.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 17.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.4%
9.8%
4.6 pts worse
14.9%
0.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.6% · Q2 13.8% · Q3 19.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 14.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.7%
0.4%
0.3 pts worse
1.0%
0.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5%
0.8%
0.7 pts worse
1.7%
0.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 2.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 21.4%
12.5%
8.9 pts worse
19.8%
1.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.1% · Q2 24.7% · Q3 35.3% · Q4 10.3% · 4Q avg 21.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.5%
5.1%
3.6 pts better
5.1%
3.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.0%
94.3%
4.7 pts better
81.7%
17.3 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.3% · Q2 98.2% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 1.5%
9.3%
7.8 pts better
12.0%
10.5 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.5% · Observed 1.2% · Expected 8.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0%
1.5%
1.5 pts better
1.6%
1.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3%
94.7%
3.6 pts better
79.7%
18.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 23.2%
26.2%
3 pts better
23.9%
0.7 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.2% · Observed 14.9% · Expected 15.3% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-05-30 · Fire 2025-05-30

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 2 Health 2022-12-22 · Fire 2022-12-22

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2021-05-20 · Fire 2021-05-20

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

6 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (3 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-22

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-01-19

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-06-20

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K293 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2021-06-20

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2021-06-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2021-06-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K300 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2021-06-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-06-20

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-30

F847 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Corrected 2025-08-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-05-30

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2021-06-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-05-20

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2021-06-20

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Anderson, Michelle

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2023-09-16
Ebersole, Beth

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2019-11-21
Grosch, Nathan

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2023-09-16
Harris, Robert

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 2 facilities 1989-09-30
Kornhaus, Cheryl

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2002-09-30
Maliwacki, Alexandra

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 2 facilities 2017-08-14
Pohl, Robert

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2014-09-13
Purnell, Kjell

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2017-02-23
Rassler, Michelle

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2023-12-15
Ross, Curtis

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2014-09-13

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