Kyakameena Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kyakameena Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Berkeley, California, part of Pratap Poddatoori. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average of 2.65, and 57.4% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Kyakameena Care Center
2131 Carleton StreetBerkeley, CA 94704
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 Kyakameena Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 143 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.93 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
57.4% of nursing staff at Kyakameena 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 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2025. 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 8 fines totaling $38,848 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $3,882 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $3,176 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $7,409 |
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. Kyakameena Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Kyakameena Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pratap Poddatoori, 6 homes
- Legal name: Sanhyd Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 20, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kyakameena Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elmwood Care Center Berkeley | 0.3 | 74 | 2.53 | 4.29 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Ashby Care Center Berkeley · staffing data not validated | 0.4 | 31 | — | — | 21.7% | 2 | $66,134 |
| Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Center Berkeley | 0.7 | 36 | 2.65 | 3.93 | 43.6% | 2 | None |
| Chaparral House Berkeley | 1.2 | 49 | 2.54 | 4.24 | 48.0% | 5 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland Oakland | 2.4 | 70 | 2.60 | 4.35 | — | 1 | $23,153 |
| Piedmont Gardens Health Facility Oakland | 2.7 | 94 | 2.92 | 4.76 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Oakland Healthcare & Wellness Center Oakland | 3.0 | 98 | 2.52 | 4.16 | — | 5 | None |
| McClure Post Acute Oakland | 3.0 | 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.