Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Hayward, California, part of Mariner Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 30.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward
19700 Hesperian BoulevardHayward, CA 94541
Alameda County
CMS Care Compare, August 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 Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 202 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.48 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.93 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.64 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
30.3% of nursing staff at Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 9, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,822 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
CMS Penalties file, August 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. Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mariner Health Care, 17 homes
- Legal name: Driftwood Hayward Operating Company, LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 11, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Driftwood Healthcare Center - Hayward
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Francis Healthcare Center Hayward | 0.1 | 62 | 2.51 | 4.28 | 52.9% | 4 | None |
| Golden Harbor Healthcare Center Hayward | 1.2 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.97 | — | 2 | $27,322 |
| Morton Bakar Center Hayward | 1.3 | 97 | 2.25 | 3.73 | 14.9% | 5 | None |
| Hayward Healthcare & Wellness Center Hayward | 1.6 | 99 | 2.55 | 4.06 | — | 2 | None |
| Serenethos Care Center, LLC Hayward | 1.7 | 36 | 2.53 | 3.99 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| St Anthony Care Center Hayward | 1.7 | 30 | 2.55 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 5 | $51,355 |
| Bethesda Home Hayward · no staffing data submitted | 1.7 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| We Care Skilled Nursing Facility Hayward | 1.7 | 28 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 51.5% | 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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.