Nursing home report
BERKELEY, CA · Medicare-certified · 49 beds
CHAPARRAL HOUSE in Berkeley has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures and staffing, and reported nurse staffing of 4.38 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1. It had 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings, no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations in resident rights, psychotropic medication use, and meal planning.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.376 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.376.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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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.
