The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
MORTON BAKAR CENTER
HAYWARD, CA · Medicare-certified · 97 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
MORTON BAKAR CENTER in Hayward, CA has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is 3.73 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and recent inspection citations included medication storage, help with activities of daily living, and safeguarding resident records.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7295 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 18, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7295.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.71
- Nurse aides
- 2.25
- Weekend nursing
- 3.20
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 15%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—100%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.5%1.2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.7%5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.2%1.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.2%3.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
5.6%8.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
4.4%8.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.2%28.8%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.2%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
8.8%12%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.2%2%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%98.8%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—93.8%—
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited May 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited May 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The home failed to arrange hospice services or help the resident transfer to a place that would provide hospice care. Cited May 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 849 — 42 CFR §483.70 — 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 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 82.6 residents on an average day (85% of 97 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 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.