Nursing home
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward
19700 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94541 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Mariner Health Care (18 facilities) · 88 certified beds
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hayward, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.97 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Aug 9, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 7 fines totaling $30,958In CMS records: 7 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward 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) | 4.97 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.8% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 7 fines totaling $30,958, 7 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 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 · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 19700 Hesperian Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94541 - CMS certification #
- 555533
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Avg residents/day
- 81.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-12-11
- Chain
- Mariner Health Care (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Mariner Health Care
Mariner Health Care operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mariner Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 8 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- May 13, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 5, 2022. 8 violations cited (1 serious, 7 other). Penalties: $54,925 proposed, $17,690 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Driftwood Hayward Operating Company, LP.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(1). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(2). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6)(B). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(8). Penalty $935 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5)(C). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $6,750 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(7). Penalty $20,250 proposed, $4,200 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2020. 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
- Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Francis Healthcare Center, Hayward. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Essentials Home Health, Hayward. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94541 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hayward Dialysis Center, Hayward, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita South Hayward Dialysis, Hayward, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita San Leandro Dialysis, San Leandro, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 50 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94541.
Vital Hospice Care, LLC, office in Hayward, 1.6 miles away, straight line
1St Choice Hospice Care, office in Hayward, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Sonata Hospice, office in Hayward, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Alameda Health System, San Leandro. 3.4 miles 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward a good nursing home?
CMS gives Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward staffed?
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward reports 4.97 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward have?
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward is certified for 88 beds.