Elmwood Care Center
Nursing home in Berkeley, CA
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 2829 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 665-2800
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 555819
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 74
- Average residents per day
- 67
- Ownership
- For-profit, individual
- Legal business name
- Shattuck Healthcare INC
- Chain
- Pratap Poddatoori (6 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Apr 19, 2005
- 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 18, 2024. CMS lists 41 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 12, 2019 to Jun 25, 2026): 10 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.
| Feb 18, 2026 | Payment denial for 7 days from Mar 25, 2026 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.29 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.05 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.53 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.97 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 58%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 35%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
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.