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HomeCaliforniaKyakameena Care Center

Kyakameena Care Center

2131 Carleton Street, Berkeley, CA 947045108432131WebsiteGoogle Maps
3.6on Google(23 reviews)
3/5Average
Accepts Medicare Accepts Medicaid Sprinkler System

CMS data snapshot: July 2026

Health
3/5
Staffing
4/5
Quality
4/5
Beds
60
certified
8 fine(s) totaling $38,848

How Kyakameena Care Center Compares in California

Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in California. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.

CMS overall rating
3/5
CA average
3.2/5
Close to state average
Health inspection rating
3/5
CA average
2.8/5
Close to state average
Staffing rating
4/5
CA average
3.3/5
Above state average
Nursing hours per resident
3.93 hrs/day
CA average
4.52 hrs/day
Below state average
RN hours per resident
0.55 hrs/day
CA average
0.67 hrs/day
Below state average
Staff turnover
57.4%
CA average
36.7%
Higher than state average

Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.

What the Data Highlights

Reported nursing time is 3.93 hours per resident per day, below the state average of 4.52.
Reported RN time is 0.55 hours per resident per day, below the state average of 0.67.
Staff turnover is 57.4%, higher than the California average of 36.7%.

Health Inspection Trend

A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.

Previous cycle
10
deficiency citations
Inspected Jun 20, 2024
Most recent cycle
18
deficiency citations
Inspected Nov 21, 2025
The most recent cycle recorded 8 more deficiency citations than the previous cycle.

Citation counts alone do not show severity. Review the inspection details below for scope, severity and correction status.

Cost & Demographics

Semi-Private Room
$11,476/mo
California median
Private Room
$13,870/mo
California median
Alameda County 65+
243,239
14.6% of county
County Population
1,663,823
Alameda County

Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).

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Kyakameena Care Center is a 3-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Berkeley, California with 60 certified beds. It has been operating since 1967. Its overall CMS rating is 3 out of 5.

Beds
60
Avg Residents/Day
55.5
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
In Hospital
No
First Approved
Mar 20, 1967
Sprinklers
Yes
Council
Resident
County
Alameda
Last Inspection
Nov 21, 2025
Deficiencies (Cycle 1)
18
Weighted Score
81.0
Infection Citations
0

Deficiency Citations (40)

F0656Potential for Harm

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Survey: May 20, 2026Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0689Potential for Harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Survey: May 20, 2026Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0559Potential for Harm

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

Survey: Dec 17, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0638Potential for Harm

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0640Potential for Harm

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0641Potential for Harm

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0657Potential for Harm

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0687Potential for Harm

Provide appropriate foot care.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0689Potential for Harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0730Potential for Harm

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0880Potential for Harm

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0602Potential for Harm

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0645Potential for Harm

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0676Potential for Harm

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0685Potential for Harm

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0698Minimal Harm

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0911Minimal Harm

Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0912Minimal Harm

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Survey: Nov 21, 2025Corrected: NoCycle: 1
F0756Potential for Harm

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0759Potential for Harm

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0842Potential for Harm

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0880Potential for Harm

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0911Minimal Harm

Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0912Minimal Harm

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Survey: Jun 20, 2024Corrected: NoCycle: 2
F0760Potential for Harm

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Survey: Nov 1, 2023Corrected: NoCycle: 3
F0689Actual Harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Survey: Sep 22, 2023Corrected: NoCycle: 3
F0726Potential for Harm

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Survey: Sep 22, 2023Corrected: NoCycle: 3
F0607Potential for Harm

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Survey: Sep 21, 2023Corrected: NoCycle: 3
F0808Potential for Harm

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.

Survey: Jun 10, 2021Corrected: NoCycle: 3
F0813Potential for Harm

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Survey: Jun 10, 2021Corrected: NoCycle: 3

+ 10 more deficiencies

Total Fines
$38,848
Number of Fines
8
Payment Denials
0
Total Penalties
8

Penalty History

FineSep 11, 2023
$3,176
FineSep 18, 2023
$3,529
FineSep 25, 2023
$3,882
FineOct 2, 2023
$4,235
FineOct 10, 2023
$4,587
FineOct 17, 2023
$4,587
FineAug 21, 2023
$7,409
FineSep 21, 2023
$7,443

Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.

Nurse Aide2.58 hrs
National avg: 2.32 hrs
LPN0.81 hrs
National avg: 0.86 hrs
RN0.55 hrs
National avg: 0.69 hrs
Total Nursing3.93 hrs
National avg: 3.86 hrs
Weekend Total3.61 hrs
National avg: 0.00 hrs
Physical Therapist0.03 hrs
National avg: 0.07 hrs
Total Turnover
57.4%
RN Turnover
53.8%
Administrators Left
0

Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.

Ownership Type
For profit - Corporation
Recent Change
No

Owners & Managers (34)

NameRoleTypeOwnership %Since
PODDATOORI, PRATAP5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTIndividual100%Apr 1, 2001
PODDATOORI, PRATAPCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualN/AApr 1, 2001
HYCARE INCOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLOrganizationN/ASep 7, 2006
ANDRES, NORMAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ADec 1, 2004
CABLE, ELAINEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AFeb 19, 2025
DHUGGA, GURPREETOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AFeb 1, 2020
GUERRERO, SYLVIAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ASep 1, 2022
JAYANKURA, THIDAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AOct 1, 2014
MCGRADY, MELINDAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ANov 5, 2024
MCGREGOR, TERRANCEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AAug 1, 2003
PADANIA, HILDAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AJul 16, 2025
PODDATOORI, PRATAPOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AApr 1, 2001
SMITH, ROSALINOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AJan 21, 2025
SMITH, SEYNAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ASep 26, 2024
TACOTACO, FRANCISOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ASep 13, 2017
VALENCIA, ARIANAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/ANov 12, 2024
WITTEN, TERRYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AMay 29, 2024
WONG, JUDYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualN/AJun 13, 2025
HYCARE INCADP OF THE SNFOrganizationN/AOct 10, 2025
ANDRES, NORMAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/ADec 1, 2004
CABLE, ELAINEADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AFeb 19, 2025
DHUGGA, GURPREETADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AFeb 1, 2020
GUERRERO, SYLVIAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/ASep 1, 2022
JAYANKURA, THIDAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AOct 1, 2014
MCGRADY, MELINDAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/ANov 5, 2024
MCGREGOR, TERRANCEADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AAug 1, 2003
PADANIA, HILDAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AJul 16, 2025
PODDATOORI, PRATAPADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AApr 1, 2001
SMITH, ROSALINADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AJan 21, 2025
SMITH, SEYNAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/ASep 26, 2024
TACOTACO, FRANCISADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/ASep 13, 2017
VALENCIA, ARIANAADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AApr 1, 2024
WITTEN, TERRYADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AMay 29, 2024
WONG, JUDYADP OF THE SNFIndividualN/AJun 13, 2025

Compare Nearby Nursing Homes

Compare CMS ratings and recorded fines for Kyakameena Care Center and nearby alternatives.

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Kyakameena Care Center
Berkeley, CACurrent facility
CMS
3/5
Health
3/5
Staffing
4/5
Recorded fines: $38,848
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CMS
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Health
3/5
Staffing
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Recorded fines: None
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CMS
2/5
Health
2/5
Staffing
1/5
Recorded fines: $66,134
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CMS
2/5
Health
2/5
Staffing
4/5
Recorded fines: None
Chaparral House
Berkeley, CA1.2 mi
CMS
5/5
Health
4/5
Staffing
4/5
Recorded fines: None
The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland
Oakland, CA2.4 mi
CMS
1/5
Health
1/5
Staffing
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Recorded fines: $30,562
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CMS
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Health
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Staffing
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Recorded fines: None
FacilityDistanceCMSHealthStaffingRecorded fines
Kyakameena Care Center
Berkeley, CA · Current facility
—3/53/54/5$38,848
Elmwood Care Center
Berkeley, CA
1,584 ft3/53/54/5None recorded
Ashby Care Center
Berkeley, CA
2,112 ft2/52/51/5$66,134
Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center
Berkeley, CA
3,696 ft2/52/54/5None recorded
Chaparral House
Berkeley, CA
1.2 mi5/54/54/5None recorded
The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland
Oakland, CA
2.4 mi1/51/54/5$30,562
Piedmont Gardens Health Facility
Oakland, CA
2.7 mi5/55/55/5None recorded

Distance is approximate. Ratings and enforcement data use the current CMS snapshot; recorded fines are not a complete measure of care quality. How nearby facilities are selected.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CMS rating for Kyakameena Care Center?▾
Kyakameena Care Center has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 3/5, staffing rating of 4/5, and quality measures rating of 4/5. This facility is rated average.
How much does Kyakameena Care Center cost per month?▾
While individual facility pricing is not publicly available, the median nursing home cost in California is $11,476/month for a semi-private room and $13,870/month for a private room (Genworth/CareScout 2024). Kyakameena Care Center participates in Medicare and Medicaid, which may cover some or all costs depending on eligibility.
Has Kyakameena Care Center had any health inspection violations?▾
Kyakameena Care Center had 18 deficiency citations in its most recent health inspection (Nov 21, 2025). The current CMS dataset records 8 fine(s) totaling $38,848.
What are the staffing levels at Kyakameena Care Center?▾
Kyakameena Care Center provides 3.93 total nursing staff hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours, 0.81 LPN hours, and 2.58 nurse aide hours. The total staff turnover rate is 57.4%.
How many beds does Kyakameena Care Center have?▾
Kyakameena Care Center has 60 certified beds with an average of 55.5 residents per day, resulting in approximately 93% occupancy. The facility is For profit - Corporation owned and is part of the Pratap Poddatoori chain.
Are there other nursing homes near Kyakameena Care Center?▾
Yes. This page lists 6 nearby nursing homes in California, including 4 in Berkeley. Compare their CMS ratings, staffing, inspections and fines before choosing a facility.
What do patients and families say about Kyakameena Care Center?▾
On Google Maps, Kyakameena Care Center has a rating of 3.6 out of 5 based on 23 reviews. This is an independent rating from visitors and families, separate from the official CMS government rating of 3/5.

Part of Pratap Poddatoori

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