The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
BELLAKEN SKILLED NURSING CENTER
OAKLAND, CA · Medicare-certified · 61 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall; BELLAKEN SKILLED NURSING CENTER has top health inspection and quality ratings, a 4-star staffing rating, and reported nurse staffing of 4.08 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. No fines were reported in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included pharmaceutical services, food safety/standards, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0826 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 7, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0826.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.72
- Nurse aides
- 2.78
- Weekend nursing
- 3.72
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 13%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
0%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
4.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited February 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 59.3 residents on an average day (97% of 61 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.