25 Independent Nursing Homes in Alameda County, California

Nurse hours

6.40 /day

Staff turnover

7%

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Alameda County Medical Center D/P SNF runs on a government hospital district license with 109 certified beds, and the numbers behind its record are unusually steady. Nurse staffing sits at 6.40 hours per resident day, roughly two-thirds above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only about 7% from weekday levels, a gap that's small compared to what most homes show. Staff turnover is 6.9% against a national average near 46%, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. The 18 deficiencies on record include none at the harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse, and the most recent inspection was in August 2024. All three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, and staffing, come in at 5 out of 5.

Nurse hours

5.05 /day

Staff turnover

12%

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Crestwood Treatment Center runs on numbers that mostly hold up. Nurse staffing sits at 5.05 hours per resident day, roughly a third above the national average, and the 12.3% turnover rate is far below the typical 45.8%, that kind of stability usually means consistent caregivers who know the residents. Weekend coverage dips about 14% against weekdays, worth asking about. The current record shows 11 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. A February 2025 inspection means the findings are recent rather than stale. With a 4/5 on health inspections and 5/5 on quality measures, the picture is of a corporate-owned home in Fremont that performs well above average on most measures, with a single abuse citation to look into directly.

Nurse hours

4.88 /day

Staff turnover

31%

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Baywood Court runs about 4.88 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter more than the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips about 10% below its own weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 30.8%, well under the national 45.8%, that kind of retention usually means caregivers who know the residents. The inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the last visit in October 2024. As a nonprofit with top marks across inspection, quality, and staffing, this is a consistently strong home.

Nurse hours

3.73 /day

Staff turnover

15%

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Morton Bakar Center in Hayward holds 97 certified beds and is run by a for-profit corporation. Its most striking number is staff retention: turnover sits at 14.9%, well under the 45.8% national average, which matters because consistent caregivers know their residents. Total nurse staffing comes in at 3.73 hours per resident day, just under the national figure of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 14% lighter than weekdays, a dip worth asking about. The inspection record is clean where it counts: four deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with the last inspection in September 2024.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

12%

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St. John Kronstadt runs about 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% above the national average, though weekend coverage dips about 12% below its own weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The turnover number is the real standout: 12.2% against a national average near 46%, which suggests a stable crew that knows the residents. The tradeoff is a longer deficiency record, 33 total, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, so read the actual inspection reports rather than trusting the star ratings alone. The most recent state visit was November 2025, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

6.73 /day

Staff turnover

13%

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Bay Area Healthcare Center sits in Oakland with 99 certified beds and for-profit partnership ownership. The staffing numbers are genuinely unusual: 6.73 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 74% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 11% below its own weekday level. That's a real drop, though from a high starting point. Annual turnover of 12.5% is far below the national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents tend to stay. Inspections in February 2025 produced 10 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related. All three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, staffing, come in at 5 out of 5. The record isn't spotless, but nothing in it suggests danger.

Nurse hours

4.99 /day

Staff turnover

24%

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Crestwood Manor runs on unusually deep staffing for a for-profit chain home, 4.99 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. Turnover sits at 23.5%, roughly half the national rate, which matters more than any single inspection score because it means the people caring for your relative tend to stick around. Weekend coverage dips about 12% below weekdays, so ask how that plays out on Sundays. The inspection record is the part to press on: 17 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse. A recent April 2025 inspection and strong staffing don't erase those three. Ask the administrator directly what changed.

Nurse hours

4.27 /day

Staff turnover

22%

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Ashby Care Center is a small, for-profit home in Berkeley with 31 certified beds, and its record is genuinely mixed. The clinical quality measures look strong, but staffing earns just one star out of five, and 38 deficiencies sit on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a single $66,134 fine. What stands out in the other direction is turnover: 21.7% annually against a national average near 46%, meaning this home keeps its workers far longer than most. The last inspection was in May 2025. Fewer than three dozen beds also means less margin for error when staffing is thin.

Nurse hours

4.09 /day

Staff turnover

14%

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Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center runs on numbers that hold up well against the national picture. Nurse staffing sits at 4.09 hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average, and the 14% annual turnover is strikingly low next to the 45.8% norm, that kind of retention usually shows up in how consistently residents see the same faces. Weekend staffing dips roughly 8% below its own weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits mainly on Saturdays. The inspection record backs this up: 17 deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level, nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was November 2024. Corporate for-profit ownership, 61 beds, five stars on both health inspections and quality measures.

Nurse hours

4.19 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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We Care Skilled Nursing in Fremont runs on 4.19 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average, and its 38.9% turnover is meaningfully better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekend staffing dips roughly 7% from weekday levels, so coverage is a little thinner on Saturdays and Sundays. Inspectors wrote up 24 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the last visit in December 2024. The for-profit limited liability company behind it earned a 3 out of 5 on health inspections, while quality measures and staffing both came in at 4. Staffing and turnover look like the strengths here; the inspection record, while free of serious findings, is the softer spot.

Nurse hours

4.24 /day

Staff turnover

48%

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Chaparral House is a 49-bed nonprofit in Berkeley, and the numbers behind its grade start with staffing: 4.24 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10 percent above the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 10 percent below its own weekday levels, and turnover sits at 48 percent, a bit above the national 45.8 percent. The inspection record shows 23 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though two are abuse-related. Its last inspection was September 27, 2024, and CMS gives it 4 of 5 stars for health inspections and 4 for staffing, with a perfect 5 for quality measures. The high quality scores and consistent weekday staffing carry real weight here.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

35%

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Bancroft Healthcare Center is a small for-profit home in San Leandro, 39 beds, and its inspection and quality records both sit at 4 out of 5 stars, with a clean abuse record and a recent October 2024 survey behind it. The catch is staffing: 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average, and that gap is what pulls its staffing rating down to 1 star. Weekends hold close to weekday levels, so the thin coverage isn't a weekend problem, it's the baseline. Turnover at 34.5% is better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters less than it sounds if the hours simply aren't there. Thirty deficiencies on record, one at harm level, is a lot for a building this size.

Nurse hours

3.94 /day

Staff turnover

50%

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Emmanuel Post Acute Care in Hayward runs 99 certified beds under individual for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.94 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average of 3.86, though weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover is 49.5%, higher than the 45.8% national average, and the inspection record shows 39 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related. CMS gave it 2 out of 5 stars for health inspections but 5 out of 5 for quality measures, with the most recent inspection in August 2025. The pattern here is strong clinical scores offset by a thinner margin on safety and consistency.

Nurse hours

4.68 /day

Staff turnover

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Mercy Retirement & Care Center runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, 4.68 per resident day against a national average of 3.86. That staffing edge is real, though it thins out on weekends, dropping about 11% below the home's own weekday level. The inspection record is where things get more complicated: 29 deficiencies on file, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 2 tied to abuse, plus one fine of $16,675. Inspectors were last in the building in February 2025. For a 59-bed nonprofit in Oakland, the care hours are a genuine strength; the deficiency history is what a family should ask about directly.

Nurse hours

3.93 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Berkeley Pines runs 3.93 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average, and weekend staffing holds steady rather than dropping off. Staff turnover sits at 43.6%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. The catch is inspections: 21 deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, with the last inspection in March 2024. A 2/5 health inspection rating against 4/5 for staffing and quality measures tells you the care delivery looks solid on paper while the survey history is the weaker spot. For a 36-bed for-profit home, that split is worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

4.38 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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The numbers here tell two different stories. Nurse staffing runs 4.38 hours per resident day, well above the 3.86 national average, and the 27.8% turnover rate is far below the typical 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. Weekend coverage dips only slightly, about 6% under weekday levels. On the other side, the quality measure rating sits at 1 out of 5, and the home carries 15 deficiencies on its current record, though none at the harm level and none abuse-related. Its last inspection was recent, February 2025, and it scored 5 out of 5 on that inspection. Nonprofit ownership, strong staffing, weak quality metrics, worth asking what's driving that gap.

Nurse hours

3.99 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Serenethos runs a 36-bed for-profit home in Hayward, and the staffing picture is decent but not deep: 3.99 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 3% above the national average, with weekends about 6% thinner than weekdays. That modest cushion matters in a building this small, where one call-out shifts the whole floor. Turnover sits at 36.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests people stick around longer here than at the typical home. Inspections came back clean enough for a 5-star health rating in June 2025, but the record still carries 25 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to risk harm. No abuse findings. Good care, some real scars underneath.

Nurse hours

3.90 /day

Staff turnover

52%

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We Care Skilled Nursing Facility is a small, for-profit home in Hayward, 28 beds, that scores well on inspections and quality measures but sits closer to average on staffing. Its 3.90 nurse hours per resident day edges the national figure of 3.86 by roughly 1%, and weekend coverage dips about 5% below its own weekday level, so care may thin out when families visit. Annual turnover of 51.5% is higher than the 45.8% national average, meaning aides and nurses cycle through faster than typical. The record shows 27 deficiencies, but none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in February 2025.

Nurse hours

3.74 /day

Staff turnover

27%

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Marina Garden is a small for-profit home in Alameda, 32 beds, and its inspection record is the standout: a five-star health inspection rating, ten deficiencies on the current record with none at the harm or jeopardy level and none involving abuse. Staffing is where it thins out. At 3.74 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 3% under the national average, and weekends dip slightly below its own weekday numbers. The tradeoff is retention: 26.7% turnover is well below the national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses you meet are more likely to still be there next year. Quality measures land mid-range.

Nurse hours

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Staff turnover

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Bethesda Home in Hayward is a small church-affiliated nonprofit with 40 beds, and its inspection record is genuinely solid: 20 deficiencies on file, but none rose to harm or jeopardy, and none involved abuse. Quality measures hold at 4 out of 5 stars too, so residents' clinical outcomes look reasonable on paper. The staffing number is where the story turns. One star out of five means nurse and aide hours fall well below what CMS expects for a building this size, that's the single biggest drag on the score, and it matters most on nights and weekends when needs don't pause. Its last inspection was October 2024, so the record is current. Ask about actual daily aide coverage before you decide.