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The Sequoias

501 PORTOLA ROAD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CA, 94028

(650) 851-1501

43 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Portola Valley, CA 94028

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

410500567

CMS facility ID

055466

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

The Sequoias

Street address

501 PORTOLA ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Portola Valley, CA 94028

Phone

(650) 851-1501

State license #

410500567

About this facility — The Sequoias

The Sequoias is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portola Valley, California. It is licensed for 43 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Portola Valley and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Sequoias 43 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $12,703 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sequoia Living Inc

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 1967

Agostino, Valerie

Director — since 2020

Atwood, Martha

Additional disclosable party — since 1994

Chen, Can

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Corriea, Richard

Director — since 2021

Herman, Steven

Director — since 2017

Howie, Carl

Director — since 2011

Ito, Holly

Director — since 2022

Jamison, David

Director — since 2014

Lim, Marianne

Director — since 2020

Lynn, Patricia

Director — since 2020

Mayeda, Nancy

Director — since 2016

Mcvey, Sarah

Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Sanderson, Cory

Director — since 2024

Shoemake, Charles

Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Spaulding, Dianne

Director — since 2014

Suey, Marilyn

Director — since 2023

Wasley-fairley, Suzanne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-18

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$12,703 total

Last standard inspection

2025-08-07

Nurse staffing

4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$325 per day (≈ $9,880/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 89% private/other

Occupancy

71% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

37% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

RCFE

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-07Health inspection5 citations

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-08-29

2024-05-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0726

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-07-01

F-0851

D · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2024-07-01

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)

2021-12-30Health inspection6 citations

F-0655

E · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2022-01-27

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2022-01-27

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2022-01-27

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-01-27

F-0814

E · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2022-01-27

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-01-27

2025-08-07Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-09-05

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2025-08-22

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-08-22

2024-05-24Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2024-06-26

E-0039

E · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0291

E · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0712

E · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-06-26

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-06-26

2021-12-30Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2022-01-31

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2022-01-31

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-01-31

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2022-01-31

Federal penalties

2023-10-30Fine$12,703

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 055466.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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