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St Anthony Care Center

Nursing home in Hayward, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
553 Smalley Avenue, Hayward, CA 94541
Phone
(510) 733-3877
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
055809
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
30
Average residents per day
25
Ownership
For-profit, partnership
Legal business name
St Anthony Serenethos SNF LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 1, 1978
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 055809. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 24, 2024. CMS lists 21 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 3, 2021 to May 23, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 23, 2025Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 24, 2024Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Oct 24, 2024Provide 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 24, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 24, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 16, 2023Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Nov 16, 2023Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 16, 2023Provide 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.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 16, 2023Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 16, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 16, 2023Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 3, 2021Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Environmental
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 21. 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 1 fine totalling $51,355 in the last three years.

Jan 12, 2024Fine: $51,355

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
3.92 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.32 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.55 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.81 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
50%

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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