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Marina Garden Nursing Center

Nursing home in Alameda, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
3201 Fernside Blvd., Alameda, CA 94501
Phone
(510) 523-2363
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
555461
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
32
Average residents per day
32
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Marina Garden Nursing Center, INC.
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 27, 1991
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 555461. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 21, 2024. CMS lists 10 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 22, 2021 to Nov 21, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Nov 21, 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
Nov 21, 2024Have 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
Nov 21, 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
Nov 21, 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
Nov 21, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 5, 2023Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Oct 5, 2023Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 5, 2023Procure 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
Apr 22, 2021Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 22, 2021Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

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
3.74 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.50 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.71 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.65 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
27%

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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