Inspection citations
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| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | D · potential | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Routine |
| Aug 7, 2025 | D · potential | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Routine |
| Aug 7, 2025 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Aug 7, 2025 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Aug 7, 2025 | D · potential | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | Complaint |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | F · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| May 24, 2024 | D · potential | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | E · potential | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | E · potential | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | D · potential | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | E · potential | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Routine |
| Dec 30, 2021 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
Medicare's severity letters: A–C minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–L actual harm or immediate danger. Source: CMS health deficiencies file, processed October 1, 2026.
Questions to ask on a visit
The Sequoias
501 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 · (650) 851-1501
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 055466
- Certified beds
- 43
- Legal owner
- Sequoia Living INC
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
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