All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Sonoma,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Broadway Villa runs 144 certified beds in Sonoma under corporate for-profit ownership, and the nurse staffing works out to 3.99 hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. That margin is thin, and weekends dip about 11% below the home's own weekday numbers, so coverage isn't uniform across the week. Turnover sits at 31.5% against a national 45.8%, which is genuinely low for this industry and suggests people stay. The current record shows 31 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related. Last inspection was April 2026, so the picture is recent.
Sonoma Post Acute runs 83 certified beds as a for-profit LLC, and its staffing sits at 3.58 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop roughly 19% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets on a Saturday looks different from a Tuesday. The current inspection record carries 40 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse.
Turnover runs 42.7%, slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the last inspection was April 16, 2026. What pulls the numbers in opposite directions is quality measures scoring at the top of CMS's scale while the health inspection record sits mid-range. Ask about weekend coverage and how the home handled those harm-level findings before you decide.
Valley of the Moon runs a small house, 27 beds, and staffs it well above average, about 5.05 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86. That's real coverage, though weekends thin out roughly 11% below the weekday level, and turnover sits at 47.2%, a touch worse than the national 45.8%.
The problem is the inspection record. Twenty-nine deficiencies, three serious enough to put a resident in harm's way, one tied to abuse, and a $13,065 fine. The state's last look was in October 2024.
So you have a home that's well staffed on paper and scores 5/5 on quality measures, but its last two years of inspections tell a messier story. Ask about staffing on Saturdays and what changed since that October visit.