• CMS rates this facility 3/5 stars (average)
• Has 74 certified beds with an average of 67.6 residents per day (91% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 14 deficiencies (inspected Jul 18, 2024)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 4.40 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 62.0% (high)
• Part of the Hycare, Inc. chain (6 facilities)
Elmwood Care Center is a 3-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Berkeley, California with 74 certified beds. It has been operating since 2005. The facility scored at average compared to California facilities.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
+ 7 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 100% | Jan 28, 2005 |
| HYCARE INC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Sep 7, 2006 |
| ANDRES, NORMA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 19, 2005 |
| CABRERA, YESSENIA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 4, 2025 |
| DHUGGA, GURPREET | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2020 |
| GRISBY, ANDRE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 18, 2023 |
| GUERRERO, SYLVIA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 1, 2022 |
| HE, SHANNI | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 3, 2024 |
| LIANG, SUSIE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 13, 2025 |
| MCGREGOR, TERRANCE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 19, 2005 |
| PADANIA, HILDA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 16, 2025 |
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 19, 2005 |
| RIVAS, CARLOS | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 5, 2025 |
| SIMMONS, DEVAN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 23, 2020 |
| WHITE, THERESA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 10, 2025 |
| YALONG, LERIENNE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 2, 2022 |
| PODDATOORI, PRATAP | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 28, 2005 |
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