Overview
Kyakameena Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the California average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 5 nursing homes in Berkeley. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 18 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $4,587 in the past three years.
Kyakameena Care Center is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 55 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 60%
Top 69%
Top 57%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 18
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $4,587
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.90 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.94 hrs
- Nurse aides2.42 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 55
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 20, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes