Marina Garden Nursing Center in Alameda has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars for health inspections but only 3 stars for staffing and quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Last inspection: November 21, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7402.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.50
Licensed practical nurses
0.54
Nurse aides
2.71
Weekend nursing
3.65
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 27%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
4.3%4.5%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.5%1.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—24.2%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—31.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
0%0%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.2%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
0%0%No change
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Last yrNowTrend
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents received food prepared in a form that met their individual needs. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 805 — 42 CFR §483.60 — 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 April 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure resident rooms were large enough for each person to have enough personal space. Cited April 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 912 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: D
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
31.7 residents on an average day (99% of 32 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 35 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.