Overview
Mercy Retirement & Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It ranks 9th of 18 nursing homes in Oakland. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 79% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,675 in the past three years.
Mercy Retirement & Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 59 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1985.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,675
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.94 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 17, 1985
- 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