For profit - Corporation ·
31 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
2
Overall CMS Rating
★★☆☆☆
Ashby Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Berkeley, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.66 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on May 22, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $66,134 in CMS records.
2 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★★★★☆ 4/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★☆ 4/5
Short-Stay QM
No data
How Ashby Care Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
California avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.66
4.51
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.64
0.65
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.39
2.64
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
27.8%
38.1%
46.4%
below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
11.0
15.4
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.66
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.64
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.63
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.39
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.71
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
27.8%
Registered Nurses—
Administrator Changes—
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
May 22, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
11
Total Deficiencies Found
76
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Ashby Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026
Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026
Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
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.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.Environmental Deficiencies · May 22, 2025
About This Facility
Address
2270 Ashby Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705
CMS Certification #
555466
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified Beds
31
Avg Residents/Day
27.3
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1991-05-13
Setting
Urban
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Ashby Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Ashby Care Center reports 3.66 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
Ashby Care Center is certified for 31 beds.
Admissions at Ashby Care Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (510) 841-9494. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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