Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.06 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 3% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 37% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 36 beds and averages 35.2 residents a day — about 98% occupied, or roughly 1 bed typically open. It runs essentially full — expect a waiting list. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.93 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.46 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.65 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.94 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.93 on weekdays — about the same on weekends as weekdays. RN hours go from 0.49 to 0.40 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 44% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

This trend is not current. The most recent of these two inspections was over 2 years ago; the arrow describes what inspectors found then, not what the home is like now.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

21 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 11 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Fcited before2024-03-14 · tag F0727 — failed to provide required RN coverage — widespread
  Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review the facility failed to have a registered nurse (RN) on duty for eight hours a day, seven days a week, when there was no RN coverage for 149 days from October 2022 through December 2023. This failure had the potential to place all 36 residents at risk during emergencies when RNs were not available to provide assessment and licensed nursing services. Findings: During an interview on 3/12/24, at 4:10 p.m., with licensed vocational nurse (LVN) 2, LVN 2 stated there were no RNs on duty on the weekends. LVN 2 stated RN coverage was important for initial resident assessments and for emergency resident assessments. During an interview on 3/12/24, at 4:28 p.m. with Administrator (ADM), ADM stated they did not have an RN on duty on the weekends. During a concurrent interview and record reviews on 3/13/24, at 10:30 a.m., with ADM, the documents titled, PBJ (Payroll Based Journal) Staffing Data Report from 10/1/22 through 12/31/23 were reviewed. ADM stated they could not unsubstantiate any days listed on the reports that indicated there was no RN coverage.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-03-14 · tag F0801 — widespread
  Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, staff interviews, and review of facility documents, the facility failed to: 1. Comply with Federal regulations related to the oversight of food service operations when the facility did not have a full-time dietitian and the requirements were not met as specified in established standards (California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1265.4) for food service managers which required, employment of a full-time, qualified dietetic supervisor when the dietitian was not full time. The lack of a qualified, competent, full-time supervisor resulted in staff not having adequate supervision, training, and knowledge to carry out Food and Nutrition Services in a safe and sanitary manner. 2. Ensure the Registered Dietitian (RD) provided sufficient consultation to the Food and Nutrition Services department. The lack of full-time, competent oversight of food and nutrition staff and lack of sufficient consultation from the RD placed 35 residents who received food from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness (illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-03-14 · tag F0802 — failed to prepare enough nourishing food — widespread
  Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and facility document review, the facility did not ensure proper kitchen staff competency for testing sanitizer strength, checking the dish machine temperature, and the use of the 2-compartment ware washing sink. The failure to ensure staff competency for kitchen tasks related to safety and sanitation in the kitchen placed 35 residents who received food from the kitchen at risk for illness from cross contamination of utensils, as well as food borne illness. Findings: 1. During a concurrent observation and interview with [NAME] 1 on 03/12/24 at 1:26 p.m., [NAME] 1 demonstrated how to test the strength of the quaternary ammonia (quat) sanitizer solution used for sanitizing surfaces in throughout the kitchen, including food contact surfaces. [NAME] 1 filled the red sanitizer bucket from a quat sanitizer dispensing hose by the dirty side of the dish machine. The dispensing hose was connected to a box labeled Quaternary. The sanitizer in the red bucket was very foamy. [NAME] 1, dipped sanitizer test strip into bucket for 5 seconds. It could not be…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-03-14 · tag F0803 — failed to meet residents' dietary needs — widespread
  Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure: 1. A Vegetarian menu was available for a Vegetarian resident; and 2. Residents received what was on the lunch menu including: a. Broccoli Salad b. Tropical Fruit Mold c. Oven Roasted Potatoes d. Green Beans with Red Peppers These failures had the potential to result in decreased nutrient intake resulting in weight loss and/or malnutrition for 35 residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings: 1. Review of the admission Record for Resident 22, showed she was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including but not limited to prediabetes, and deficiency of B group vitamins. A record review of Resident 22's physician's orders showed her current diet was Regular, no meat, no chicken, no seafood, only vegetarian. The record showed the diet order was started on 12/27/21. A record review of Resident 22's Nutrition Care Plan, dated, 11/05/21, showed the physician prescribed diet was Regular Vegetarian Diet Allergy -…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-03-14 · tag F0804 — failed to serve food at safe, palatable temperature — widespread
  Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and facility document review, the facility failed to ensure food was palatable in regard to taste and temperature. This failure had the potential to result in decreased food consumption for 35 residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings: During and interview on 3/11/24 at 9:44 a.m., Resident 5 stated food should be hotter. Resident 5 further added breakfasts especially comes cold. During an interview on 3/11/24 at 1:16 p.m., Resident 10 stated all the food was bland. During an observation of trayline food service and a concurrent interview with [NAME] 1 on 3/11/24 at 11:40 a.m., [NAME] 1 stated he did not measure the temperature of the chicken when it was removed from the oven, and he did not measure the temperature of any food on trayline. [NAME] 1 stated he took the temperature of food sometimes. The temperature of three random pieces of chicken on trayline were measured with a calibrated thermometer and were 100.2 degrees Fahrenheit (F), 127 degrees F, and 129.4 degrees F. On 3/11/24 at 12:28 p.m., a test-tray was sampled in the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2024-03-14 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview, record review and observation, the facility did not ensure that food was stored, prepared, and served in a safe and sanitary manner when the following was noted: 1. Time Temperature Control for Safety (TCS; food which requires time and temperature controls to limit the growth of illness causing bacteria) food temperatures were not measured after food was cooked. 2. The food thermometers were not sanitized. 3. The food thermometers were not calibrated. 4. Fish was not thawed safely. 5. The kitchen cabinets, shelving, drawers, and walls were not clean and had peeling paint. 6. The floor in the dry storage room was not clean. 7. The kitchen ceiling lights were not in clean condition. 8. Food preparation utensils and equipment were not cleaned and/or maintained in good condition. 9. A kitchen microwave was not maintained in clean condition. 10. A wooden countertop was not in clean condition. 11. An industrial can opener was not maintained in clean condition. 12. Two cutting boards were not maintained in clean or good condition. 13. Coolers (refrigerator and freezers)…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-03-14 · tag F0813 — widespread
  Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and facility document review, the facility failed to safely store food brought in by family and visitors for residents. This failure had the potential to result in decreased intake of food as well as result in foodborne illness for 35 residents who ate food by mouth. Findings: Review of the facility's undated policy and procedure titled Foods Brought by Family/Visitors, showed perishable foods must be stored in re-sealable containers with tight fitting lids in the refrigerator. Containers will be labeled with the resident's name, the item and the use by date. The nursing staff is responsible for discarding perishable foods on or before the use by date. Home-prepared and home-preserved foods are permitted if brought by the family or visitors for the individual resident. This P&P did not provide guidance regarding timeframes for use-by dates. An observation and consecutive interview with [NAME] 1 on 3/11/24 at 10:41 a.m., showed a paper bag with Resident 16's name and room number were handwritten on the outside of the bag stored in the reach-in…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-03-14 · tag F0755 — failed to provide safe pharmacy services — pattern
  Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to store controlled medications (medications with a high potential for abuse and addiction) in a secure manner to limit potential for diversion, ensure two emergency kits (e-kit; a kit/box containing medications and supplies for immediate use during a medical emergency) were replaced timely after being opened or contents used/expired, and medication cart controlled drug accountability sheets (a record used to reconcile inventory of controlled medications in the medication cart by the outgoing and incoming nurse during a shift change) were signed for the outgoing and incoming nursing shifts. The facility failed to develop and implement a policy and procedure (P&P) to secure chain of custody of discontinued controlled medications, and ensure controlled substance medications were accurately accounted for on the medication administration record (MAR) and the Controlled Drug Record (CDR) for one of five randomly selected residents (Residents 35).…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-03-14 · tag F0759 — failed to keep medication error rate low — pattern
  Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility had a 10.34% error rate when three medication errors out of 29 opportunities were observed during a medication pass for seven residents (Residents 7, 28, and 29). This failure resulted in medications not being given in accordance with the prescriber's orders and the manufacturer's specifications, with the potential to affect the residents' clinical conditions. Findings: During a medication pass observation on 3/11/24 at 11:30 a.m. with Licensed Vocational Nurse 1 (LVN 1), LVN 1 was observed preparing Humulin N insulin (a medication to treat diabetes, the body's inability to regulate blood sugar) 10 units for Resident 28. LVN 1 removed the vial from medication cart and drew up the medication into the syringe without mixing/rolling the vial first. A review of Resident 28's medical record indicated a physician's order, dated 1/5/24, for Humulin N 100 units/milliliter (u/ml, a unit of measurement) pen, inject 10 units subcutaneously (under the skin)…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-03-14 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — pattern
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to monitor and log medication refrigerator temperatures twice daily, to store food items separately from medications in the medication storage room refrigerator, to timely dispose of refused/unused medications, to remove an expired insulin (a medication for the regulation of blood sugar) pen from the medication cart, to ensure nursing staff locked medication carts when unattended, and to store discontinued controlled substances in a permanently affixed storage space. The deficient practices had the potential for unauthorized staff and residents to access medications, for residents to receive medications with unsafe and reduced potency, and for residents to suffer hazardous cross-contamination to their medications. Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) in the medication room on 3/11/24 at 10 a.m., the medication refrigerator temperature logs dated March 2024 were reviewed. The logs indicated on seven occasions in March 2024, both a.m. and p.m. temperatures were…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 13 rows in the source record cover these 3 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

About 84% of this home’s resident-days are paid by Medicaid, which reimburses well below the cost of care in most states. Heavily Medicaid-dependent homes run on thinner budgets — a context worth holding next to the staffing and inspection record, not a fault in itself. This home reported $920K paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 17% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in CA