Fruitvale Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fruitvale Healthcare Center is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Oakland, California, part of Mariner Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the California average of 2.65, and 24.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Fruitvale Healthcare Center
3020 East 15th StreetOakland, CA 94601
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 Fruitvale Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.89 hours per resident per day, 9% above the California average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 388 aide hours a day, or about 49 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.89 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.91 | 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
24.0% of nursing staff at Fruitvale Healthcare 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 18.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 24, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 15 fines totaling $82,691 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,947 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Fine | $14,113 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
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. Fruitvale Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Fruitvale Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Mariner Health Care, 17 homes
- Legal name: Fruitvale Operating Company, LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 20, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fruitvale Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Garfield Neurobehavioral Center Oakland · abuse citation | 0.1 | 96 | 3.29 | 4.58 | 13.2% | 3 | None |
| Mercy Retirement & Care Center Oakland | 0.6 | 59 | 2.80 | 4.68 | — | 4 | $16,675 |
| Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Oakland | 1.1 | 48 | 2.65 | 4.52 | 35.4% | 5 | $7,409 |
| Marina Garden Nursing Center Alameda | 1.1 | 32 | 2.71 | 3.74 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
| Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center Oakland | 1.1 | 61 | 2.78 | 4.09 | 14.0% | 5 | None |
| Bay Marina Post Acute Oakland | 1.1 | 94 | 2.52 | 4.02 | — | 3 | $9,175 |
| Bay Area Healthcare Center Oakland | 1.5 | 99 | 3.22 | 6.73 | 12.5% | 5 | None |
| Alameda Hospital D/P SNF Alameda · abuse citation | 1.5 | 181 | 2.77 | 5.11 | 86.5% | 3 | 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.