Golden Sonora Care Center
Nursing Home · Sonora, CA
CMS certification number555736
Contact & location
19929 Greenley RoadSonora, CA 95370
Tuolumne County
- Phone
- (209) 533-2500
- ZIP code
- 95370 – all care providers
Facility details
- Certified beds
- 210
- Residents per day
- 186.7 (89% occupied)
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name
- Sonora SNF Operations LLC
- Chain
- Golden SNF Operations (7 facilities, avg 2.9★)
- Medicare certified since
- June 15, 1999
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Council
- Resident council
CMS star ratings
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from payroll data. More hours generally mean more time for each resident.
- Total nurse staffing
- 3.91 (state 4.52 · U.S. 3.86)
- Registered nurses (RN)
- 0.32 (state 0.67 · U.S. 0.69)
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.06 (state 1.20 · U.S. 0.86)
- Nurse aides
- 2.52 (state 2.65 · U.S. 2.32)
- Weekend total
- 3.67 (state 4.09 · U.S. 3.42)
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.2 (state 36.7 · U.S. 45.8)%
- RN turnover
- 56.3 (state 38.1 · U.S. 42.9)%
- Administrators who left
- 0 in the last year
Inspections
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies (last cycle)
- 29.0 (state 15.7 · U.S. 9.3)
- From complaints
- 8
- Citations on record (3 years)
- 59 health · 21 fire safety · includes actual harm
| Date | Citation | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. F0690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-05-21 |
| 2026-04-02 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-04-03 |
| 2026-04-02 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. F0770 · Administration Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-04-03 |
| 2026-03-12 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. F0550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-03-13 |
| 2025-12-09 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. F0757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-12-10 |
| 2025-09-02 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. F0580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-09-03 |
| 2025-08-07 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. F0583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities F0645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. F0755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | 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. F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. F0804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. F0806 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. F0812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. F0881 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. F0925 · Environmental Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. F0550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. F0554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. F0580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. F0585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. F0657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. F0658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | 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. F0688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. F0690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. F0759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. F0814 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. F0842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-08-07 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-07-01 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-01 |
| 2025-06-11 | Provide appropriate foot care. F0687 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-06-11 |
| 2025-02-19 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted F0655 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-02-19 |
| 2025-02-19 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-02-19 |
| 2025-01-29 | 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. F0584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-01-29 |
| 2024-10-02 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-10-08 |
| 2024-07-23 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. F0626 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-29 |
| 2024-07-18 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-29 |
| 2024-07-18 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-07-29 |
| 2024-06-20 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. F0567 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | 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. F0803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. F0812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. F0550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. F0558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. F0561 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. F0644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. F0694 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. F0695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
| 2024-06-20 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. F0698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-06-20 |
Severity letters A–L combine how widespread a problem was (isolated, pattern, widespread) with how serious (from potential for minimal harm to immediate jeopardy). How to read inspection results
Fines & penalties
2 penalties in the last three years, including $56,843 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-26 | Payment Denial | 21 days payment denial |
| 2024-02-26 | Fine | $56,843 |
Ownership & management
| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Sonora Operations Holdings LLC (organization) | 5%+ Direct Ownership Interest · 100% | |
| CH Cafive Holdings LLC (organization) | 5%+ Indirect Ownership Interest · 25% | |
| CW Cafive Holdings LLC (organization) | 5%+ Indirect Ownership Interest · 25% | |
| Barias, Karen (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| CH Cafive Holdings LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| CW Cafive Holdings LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Earl, Steven (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Herzka, Yisroel (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Leininger, Genesis (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Meador, Daniel (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora Opco Manager LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora SNF Consulting LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora SNF Operations LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora SNF Realty LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Spielman, Shimon (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Veritas Health Solutions LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Witzcorp LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Wolofsky, Chava (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Spielman, Shimon (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Barias, Karen (individual) | Managing Control - Governing Body · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Earl, Steven (individual) | Managing Control - Governing Body · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Barias, Karen (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Couve Healthcare Consulting LLC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Earl, Steven (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Leininger, Genesis (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Meador, Daniel (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora Opco Manager LLC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora SNF Consulting LLC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sonora SNF Operations LLC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Spielman, Shimon (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Veritas Health Solutions LLC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Yenowitz, Yitzchok (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE |
Frequently asked questions
What is the rating of Golden Sonora Care Center?
Golden Sonora Care Center has a 1-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a scale of 1 to 5, compared with a 3.2-star average in California.
How many beds does Golden Sonora Care Center have?
It has 210 certified beds and cares for about 187 residents per day.
Has Golden Sonora Care Center been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 2 penalties totaling $56,843 in the last three years.
Who owns Golden Sonora Care Center?
It is part of Golden SNF Operations and is classified as for profit - limited liability company. See the ownership table above for all owners and managers reported to CMS.
What is the phone number of Golden Sonora Care Center?
(209) 533-2500. The facility is located at 19929 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370.
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Source: CMS Care Compare, August 2026. Information is provided as published by CMS; verify details directly with the facility.