St Paul's Towers

Nursing home in Oakland, CA

Medicare-certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 100 Bay Place, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 835-4700
Listed under: Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 055156
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 5 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 43
Average residents per day: 30
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Front Porch Communities and Services
Chain: Front Porch (9 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Nov 9, 1972
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 055156. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 12, 2024. CMS lists 20 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 27, 2019 to Sep 12, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Sep 12, 2024	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2024	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2024	Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 12, 2024	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Sep 12, 2024	Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Oct 13, 2022	Provide appropriate foot care. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. Nursing and Physician Services	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 13, 2022	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 20. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.22 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 1.07 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.51 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.57 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 23%
RN turnover (yearly): 25%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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