Elmwood Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elmwood Care Center is a 74-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley, California, part of Pratap Poddatoori. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 58.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Elmwood Care Center
2829 Shattuck AvenueBerkeley, CA 94705
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 Elmwood Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.53 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.53 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.29 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.97 | 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
58.3% of nursing staff at Elmwood Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Mar 25, 2026 |
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. Elmwood Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Elmwood Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Pratap Poddatoori, 6 homes
- Legal name: Shattuck Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 19, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elmwood Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ashby Care Center Berkeley · staffing data not validated | 0.2 | 31 | — | — | 21.7% | 2 | $66,134 |
| Kyakameena Care Center Berkeley | 0.3 | 60 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 57.4% | 3 | $38,848 |
| Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center Berkeley | 0.6 | 36 | 2.65 | 3.93 | 43.6% | 2 | None |
| Chaparral House Berkeley | 1.3 | 49 | 2.54 | 4.24 | 48.0% | 5 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland | 2.2 | 70 | 2.60 | 4.35 | — | 1 | $23,153 |
| Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland | 2.4 | 94 | 2.92 | 4.76 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland | 2.7 | 98 | 2.52 | 4.16 | — | 5 | None |
| McClure Post Acute Oakland | 2.7 | 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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.