Nelson Canizalez
Dec 2015
very good
1 / 3Quick Facts
- Total units
- 185
- Medicare rating
- 5 of 5
- Ownership
- For profit, Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 185
- Inspections
- View history (44 citations)
- Facility structure
- Two buildings: 106-bed skilled nursing, 66-bed rehab
- Specialty program
- Neurobehavioral care for geriatric and neurological trauma patients
- Rehab focus
- Short-term rehab includes stroke and post-joint replacement care
CMS Care Compare
What Families Think
Idylwood Care Center is a skilled nursing campus in Sunnyvale with two distinct buildings serving different needs: one focused on complex medical/behavioral care and the other on short-term rehabilitation. Review data is extremely limited, with only one brief comment available, so it's hard to draw broad conclusions about day-to-day care quality from reviews alone.
The Good
- Extensive outdoor gardens and vegetable/flower plots for residents
- Speech-language pathology and rehab for stroke, joint replacement, arthritis
- Recognized by CAHF for programming excellence
- Staff-led group cooking activities in residential-style kitchen
- Neurobehavioral programs aimed at reducing hospitalizations
The Bad
- Very limited review data available (only one review found)
- No published pricing information
AI-generated from reviews and community data.
Idylwood Care Center is a senior living community in Sunnyvale, California offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Outdoor Patio, Gardening Club and Gathering / Activity Spaces. Families rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 7 reviews.
About Idylwood Care Center
Idylwood Care Center in Sunnyvale, California is a skilled nursing facility that provides care for individuals with complex medical and behavioral needs. The campus includes the Courtyard at Idylwood, a 106-bed skilled nursing facility, and the Gardens at Idylwood, a 66-bed nursing and rehabilitation building offering short-term rehabilitation and extended stay services.
The facility offers neurobehavioral programs designed to treat geriatric populations and those with neurological trauma. Care emphasizes person-centered approaches where individuals actively participate in managing their mental health and making choices that promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The Courtyard at Idylwood specifically serves those with combined medical and behavioral needs, aiming to stabilize symptoms and reduce acute hospitalizations.
The Gardens at Idylwood provides rehabilitation services including post-joint replacement care, stroke rehabilitation, fall prevention, arthritis treatment, activities of daily living retraining, and speech-language pathology addressing communication, cognition, and swallowing issues. The facility also offers traditional therapeutic gym services alongside alternative therapeutic modalities that integrate normal daily activities into the rehabilitation process.
The campus features extensive outdoor spaces and gardening programs. Residents can harvest produce from vegetable gardens and tend to flower gardens and rose gardens. The facility includes three large outdoor patios with shaded seating and dining areas, a wheelchair-accessible garden with elevated planters, and a homelike dining room with residential kitchen equipment where residents participate in self-prompted meal preparation and structured group cooking activities led by a staff chef.
Idylwood Care Center was recognized by the California Association of Health Facilities for excellence in programming, including the Idylwood Olympics, which integrated competitive sports activities into daily community life. The parent organization, Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc., holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Types of Care at Idylwood Care Center
Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care
Amenities
Room Amenities
- Emergency Call System
- Private Bathroom
- Private Rooms
- Wheelchair Accessible
Meals & Dining
- Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
Community Amenities
- 24-Hour Staff
- Chapel / Religious Services
- Gathering / Activity Spaces
- Housekeeping
- Laundry Service
- Medication Management
- On-Site Nurse (RN)
- Outdoor Patio
- Security
- Walking Paths
Activities
- Arts and Crafts
- Gardening Club
- Religious Services
- Social Activities (Happy Hour, Wine Tasting, Dances, Karaoke)
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4.4overall · 7 ratings combined
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Government Inspection History
5 inspection visits in the last three years, 44 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Apr 11, 2025Fire Safety StandardHealth ComplaintHealth Standard15 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 4, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 4, 2025
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 29, 2025
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.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 4, 2025
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 4, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 29, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 4, 2025
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 4, 2025
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 29, 2025
Jul 26, 2024Health Complaint1 citation
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 17, 2024
Dec 13, 2023Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard12 citations
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 6, 2024
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 6, 2024
Use approved construction type or materials.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Provide appropriate foot care.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 6, 2024
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2024
Jul 18, 2023Health Complaint1 citation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 11, 2023
May 7, 2021Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard15 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 29, 2021
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 29, 2021
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 29, 2021
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.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 29, 2021
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 8, 2021
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2021
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 8, 2021
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Idylwood Care Center offer?
Idylwood Care Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Where is Idylwood Care Center located?
Idylwood Care Center is located at 1002 W. Fremont Avenue in Sunnyvale, California.
What do families say about Idylwood Care Center?
Idylwood Care Center is a skilled nursing campus in Sunnyvale with two distinct buildings serving different needs: one focused on complex medical/behavioral care and the other on short-term rehabilitation. Review data is extremely limited, with only one brief comment available, so it's hard to draw broad conclusions about day-to-day care quality from reviews alone.
How did Idylwood Care Center do on recent health and safety inspections?
Idylwood Care Center had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 44 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
How can families visit Idylwood Care Center?
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