Sunnyside Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Sunnyside Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF558Nov 22, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to set-up a visually impaired resident's room to ensure it accommodated the individualized needs and preferences for 1 of 2 residents (Resident 6) reviewed for accommodation of needs and preferences. Resident 6 experienced psychosocial harm as evidenced by changes in their activity, behavior, and mood from their baseline due to their new physical environment that was not individualized for their preference of independent functioning. Findings included . […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Oct 10, 2023

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision and implementation of care plan interventions to prevent a fall for 1 of 3 residents (Resident 45) reviewed for falls with injury. Resident 45 experienced an avoidable fall when left alone in the restroom, despite the care plan interventions that showed the resident required supervision while in the restroom. This failure resulted in actual harm to Resident 45 who fell in the restroom, experienced a four-to-five-centimeter (cm) hematoma (an abnormal collection of blood outside of a blood vessel that results from an injury or trauma) and required a transfer to the local emergency room for evaluation and intervention. Findings included . […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Aug 24, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure bed equipment was properly assessed prior to use for appropriate settings for safety, to prevent falls for 1of 1 resident (Resident 4), reviewed for fall from specialized air mattress. This failure resulted in actual harm to Resident 4, who fell from their bed, which had an alternating pressure and low air loss mattress (a mattress with air bladders throughout that constantly inflate and deflate, which helps to reduce pressure on the skin and promote blood flow), experienced bone fractures to their hip and pelvis, a subdural hematoma (brain bleed), and pain. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 27, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain a clean and sanitary environment in 1 of 1 kitchen (Main Kitchen) reviewed for food preparation and storage safety. This failure placed all residents, staff, and visitors that ate out of the Main Kitchen at risk for food contamination (the unintended presence of potentially harmful substances including microorganisms or chemicals in food) and food borne illnesses. Findings included . Review of a policy titled, Sanitation, dated 11/2022, showed the facility would maintain a clean and sanitary food service area. During an interview on 03/25/2025 at 3:58 PM, Staff F, Maintenance Director, stated there was a pipe under the kitchen floor, about four feet underground that had broken. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF921Jan 31, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a sanitary and homelike environment by not consistently cleaning the heating and air exchange vents and/or changing the filters for 4 of 4 dining rooms (DR) ([NAME], Garden, Transition Care Unit [TCU], and Private), 3 of 3 hallways (Hallways 100, 200, and 300), and 1 of 1 kitchen. Additionally, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 laundry room was free from built-up dust and lint to the dryers and the water and exhaust pipes. […]