Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bay Area Healthcare Center
1833 10Th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 99 certified beds
Bay Area Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Oakland, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.71 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 26, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bay Area Healthcare 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 | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 6.71 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.72 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.29 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 11.4% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 9, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 10, 2026
What inspectors found at Bay Area Healthcare 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
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 4, 2023 - 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 4, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1833 10Th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94606 - CMS certification #
- 555851
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 66.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-06-27
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bay Area Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Diabetes care
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bay Area Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 10, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Sep 21, 2022. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $1,305 proposed, $820 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Comprehensive Care of Oakland. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $560 proposed, $335 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2500.8(a). Penalty $185 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3235(D). Penalty $560 proposed, $335 now. To be fixed by Sep 7, 2021. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Highland Hospital, Oakland. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lake Park Healthcare Center, Oakland. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Asian Network Pacific Home Care, Inc, Oakland. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pacific Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94606 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Oakland Waterfront, Oakland, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai - East Bay - Oakland, Oakland, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai-Oakland Home Program, Oakland, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94606.
Asian Network Hospice, Inc, office in Oakland, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in Alameda, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice-Oakland, office in Oakland, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Alameda Health System, Oakland. 1.0 mile away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bay Area Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bay Area Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bay Area Healthcare Center staffed?
Bay Area Healthcare Center reports 6.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Bay Area Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bay Area Healthcare Center have?
Bay Area Healthcare Center is certified for 99 beds.