Planning for a retirement community continued over the next five years. Several options were evaluated and in the spring of 1983, Sunnyside Village began with six efficiency apartments. Since that time, Sunnyside Village has expanded to include 38 duplexes, 66 villas, 122 garden apartments, and a beautiful Lakeside Community Center. Sunnyside Nursing Home has been awarded the state of Florida Governor’s Gold Seal for excellence in long-term care. Sunnyside is the only Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Sarasota County to have achieved this recognition and is proud of its staff for this accomplishment.