What is Bay Area Healthcare Center's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Bay Area Healthcare Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Bay Area Healthcare Center get at its last inspection?

2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 26, 2025. The California average is 15.6.

Has Bay Area Healthcare Center been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Bay Area Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Bay Area Healthcare Center?

CMS lists 3 owners and managers. Legal business name: COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OAKLAND LP.

Bay Area Healthcare Center: Inspections, Staffing & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.6, the national average 9.2).

None of its 10 health citations since August 2019 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 6.73 hours per resident per day, against 4.52 across California and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.82 of those hours.

12.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (California average 36.7%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

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505/23

202/25

201/26

102/26

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 10 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

February 9, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

F580 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 10, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify the physician of Resident 1's changes in condition when:1. Resident 1 developed warmth and tenderness on the left knee2. Resident 1 experienced episodes of respiratory distressThese failures could result in delayed medical evaluation by the physician including interventions that may be ordered by the physician on the resident.

January 29, 2026Complaint inspection · 2 citations

D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 27, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, for one of two sampled residents (Resident 1), the facility failed to implement written policies and procedures when an abuse allegation was not reported to the State Survey Agency and to the Law Enforcement. This failure resulted in the abuse allegation not being formally investigated by the State Survey Agency. [...]
D

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 27, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, for one of two sampled residents (Resident 2), the facility failed to ensure medical records were accurately documented. This failure had the potential to result in gaps in communication and uncoordinated care. During a review of Resident 2's admission Record (AR) printed 1/29/26, the AR indicated Resident 2 was admitted to the facility in on 11/3/25 with diagnoses that included type 2 diabetes mellitus (high blood sugar resulting from insulin resistance or insufficient insulin production), chronic kidney disease (a long-term condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over months or years), and left hemiplegia (paralysis that affects only one side of the body). [...]

February 26, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations

D

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

F554 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 20, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure 1 (Resident #6) of 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medications was assessed to determine if they were clinically appropriate and safe to administer their own topical medications.
D

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.

F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 20, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility document and policy review, the facility failed to dispose of expired medications that were stored on 1 of 5 medication carts.

May 4, 2023Standard inspection · 5 citations

E

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

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure storage of food under sanitary conditions when the following food items were not labeled and dated with use-by date in refrigerator: -Three gallons of milk opened not dated; - Bottle of pickle relish opened not dated; - One container of garlic spread opened not dated; - Bowl of cooked minestrone dated 4/23/23; - One container of low fat cottage cheese opened dated 4/21/23; - One bottle of horse Radish opened not dated ; - Bowl of crushed garlic not labeled or dated; - One container of low fat cottage cheese opened not dated; - One Med Pass 2.0 nutritional shake vanilla opened dated 2/3/23; - One bottle of yellow mustard opened dated 4/6/23; - One bottle of mayonnaise opened an dated 4/6/23; - One tray of dispensed cups with juice and milk beverage dated 4/25/23; [...]
D

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

F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure controlled medications (medications with high potential for abuse or addiction) were available and given according to the Physician's Order and fully accounted for, when: A random controlled medication use audit for three out of three residents (Residents 20, Resident 1 and Resident 19) indicated that Morphine (a potent medication for pain) was not administered as prescribed for Resident 20, and medications were documented as given to the Resident 1 and Resident 19 on the Medication Administration Records (MAR), but were not signed out of the Control Drug Record (CDR, an inventory sheet that keeps record of the usage of controlled medications). [...]
D

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

F759 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the medication error rate did not exceed 5% for 2 of 4 sampled residents (Resident 29 and Resident156) when: 1. Resident 29 was not administered Chlorhexidine solution (a prescription oral rinse that prevents the growth of bacteria in your mouth and reduces inflammation in gums) 15 ml (milliliter, unit of measurement) per manufacturer's guidelines. 2. Resident 156 was not administered oxycodone (a pain medication) 5 mg (milligram, unit of measurement) as prescribed by the physician. This failure resulted in 2 medication errors being identified out of 28 opportunities during an observation of medication administration which then resulted in the facility having a medication error rate of 7.14%.
D

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

F760 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure 1 resident in a census of 58 (Resident 156) was free from significant medication error when: For Resident 156, Oxycodone (a potent pain medication) was not administered as prescribed by the physician. This failure resulted in Resident 156 suffering from moderate to severe pain.
D

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.

F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 4, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure pharmaceutical products were stored and labeled correctly, when: 1a. One open and expired medication for Resident 356 was in the medication cart, which put residents 356 at risk of receiving expired medication, 1b. One expired can of test strip was in the medication cart, which put all residents at risk of receiving testing with expired test strips. 2a. One opened bottle of medication in the medication cart was not labeled, which put all residents at risk of receiving expired or outdated medication, 2b. Two expired medications were for Resident 28 and 44 were in the medication cart, which put residents 28 and 44 at risk for receiving expired medications. 2c. One expired medication was in the treatment cart, which put all residents at risk for receiving expired medications. 3a. [...]

August 29, 2019Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

21 fire safety citations on file: 4 on February 26, 2025, 9 on May 4, 2023, 8 on August 29, 2019.

Every fire safety citation21 citations

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

K 918 · February 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · February 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · February 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

K 355 · February 26, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Use approved construction type or materials.

K 161 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

K 293 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

K 355 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · May 4, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

K 511 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

K 923 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Implement emergency and standby power systems.

E 41 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
C
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · August 29, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	California	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	6.73	4.52	3.86
Registered nurses	1.82	0.67	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	6.02	4.09	3.42
Nurse aides	3.22
Licensed practical nurses	1.68
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	12.5%	36.7%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	15.4%	38.1%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 6.14 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 7.01 on weekdays and 6.02 on weekends, 14% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.62 in April to June 2025 to 6.73 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	6.73	1.82	7.01	6.02	0.0%	0 of 90	68
Oct to Dec 2025	6.56	1.96	6.80	5.95	0.0%	0 of 92	70
Jul to Sep 2025	6.71	1.72	7.00	5.99	0.0%	0 of 92	67
Apr to Jun 2025	6.62	1.64	6.90	5.92	0.0%	0 of 91	66
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
California, Jan to Mar 2026	4.36	0.59	4.52	3.97	2.3%	0.5% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for California

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
California, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$22.90	$22.04 to $26.35	110,060
LPNs and LVNs	$38.34	$35.98 to $45.06	82,850
Registered nurses	$67.44	$58.87 to $83.25	338,940
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	California	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.3	10.3	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	3.9	0.8	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.8	1.2	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	1.6	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.3	1.4	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	13.4	4.3	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.3	12.0	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	15.7	22.9	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	9.6	11.2	12.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Bay Area Healthcare Center's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · California: 301 better, 190 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 10 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 10.7% · California: 10 better, 22 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 12 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · California: 8 better, 48 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 3 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: California59.2% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 7 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: California0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 24 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.0% this home

Median of homes: California0.6% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 24 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: California96.2% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 5 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OAKLAND LP.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Ma, Shirley	W-2 managing employee	Individual	11/01/2012
Comprehensive Care of California LLC	General partnership interest	Organization	10/01/2010
Ma, Shirley	General partnership interest	Individual	09/09/2016

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on February 26, 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."
How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 9, 2026: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 29, 2026: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards."

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East Bay Assisted Living
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Assisted living in California

California contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in California. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-800-231-4024. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: Cal Health Find, where California publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Bay Area Healthcare Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Bay Area Healthcare Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Bay Area Healthcare Center get at its last inspection?: 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 26, 2025. The California average is 15.6.
Has Bay Area Healthcare Center been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Bay Area Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Bay Area Healthcare Center?: CMS lists 3 owners and managers. Legal business name: COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OAKLAND LP.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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