★★★★☆CMS 4/531 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.27 /day
- Staff turnover
- 22%
- Serious cites
- 0
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.
★★★★☆CMS 4/549 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.24 /day
- Staff turnover
- 48%
- Serious cites
- 0
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.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/536 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.93 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
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.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/574 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.29 /day
- Staff turnover
- 58%
- Serious cites
- 0
Elmwood Care Center sits in Berkeley with 74 certified beds and an individual for-profit owner. The nursing hours look solid on paper, 4.29 per resident day, about 11% above the national average, and that's why staffing earns 4 stars. But weekends run roughly 7% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 58.3% against a national 45.8%, so the faces around your relative may change often. The inspection record is where things get harder to ignore: 40 deficiencies on file, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with the last inspection in July 2024. Quality and health inspection each sit at 3 stars.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.93 /day
- Staff turnover
- 57%
- Serious cites
- 0
Kyakameena runs 3.93 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage. The bigger concern is turnover: 57.4% of staff leave each year, against a national average of 45.8%. Its record shows 40 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with eight fines totaling $38,848. The last inspection was November 2025, and the quality measure rating sits at 4 out of 5, the clinical picture looks steadier than the staffing churn suggests.