Ashby Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ashby Care Center is a 31-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley, California. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65, and 21.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Ashby Care Center
2270 Ashby AvenueBerkeley, CA 94705
Alameda County
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ashby Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 22 residents a day, that works out to roughly 61 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.27 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.25 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
21.7% of nursing staff at Ashby Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (California average 15.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $66,134 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2024 | Fine | $66,134 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Payment Denial | 8 days from May 1, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, September 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ashby Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Ashby Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: MMS Quality Nursing Services, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 13, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ashby Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elmwood Care Center Berkeley | 0.2 | 74 | 2.53 | 4.29 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Kyakameena Care Center Berkeley | 0.4 | 60 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 57.4% | 3 | $28,263 |
| Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center Berkeley | 0.5 | 36 | 2.65 | 3.93 | 43.6% | 2 | None |
| Chaparral House Berkeley | 1.4 | 49 | 2.54 | 4.24 | 48.0% | 4 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland | 2.0 | 70 | 2.60 | 4.35 | — | 1 | $23,153 |
| Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland | 2.3 | 94 | 2.92 | 4.76 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland | 2.6 | 98 | 2.52 | 4.16 | — | 5 | None |
| McClure Post Acute Oakland | 2.6 | 60 | 2.88 | 4.51 | 35.2% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.